After removal of ‘Digital Imam’, Legislative Quarters mosque gets new chief imam
The Management Committee of the National Assembly Central Mosque, Legislative Quarters, Abuja, has appointed Sheikh Sufyan Malumfashi as the new chief imam of the mosque.
The secretary of the Mosque Management Committee, Mansur Jarkasa, said in a statement on Sunday in Abuja that the appointment took effect from February 1.
The appointment came about 10 months after the disengagement of Sheikh Muhammad Nuru-Khalid (aka Digital Imam) as chief imam of the mosque in April 2022, after criticizing the Buhari administration over insecurity and hardship.
According to Mr Jarkasa, the new appointment was endorsed by the mosque’s management committee headed by Saidu Dansadau and his deputy, Abubakar Bawa-Bwari.
He said that the committee “after all necessary due diligence, consultation with stakeholders and due process resolved to unanimously appoint Sheikh Sufyan Malumfashi as the new Chief Imam of the mosque.”
Mr Jarkasa said Mr Malumfashi had served as the chief imam of Area 11 Jumu’at Mosque, and was at the Saudi Arabian Consulate Office, Asokoro, as Jumma’at prayer imam.
The secretary said Mr Malumfashi is currently a visiting Jumu’at imam of Al-Noor mosque, Wuse II, all in Abuja.
“Shiekh Malumfashi is presently the Deputy Ameer (Chairman) of the FCT Committee of Imams.
“He coordinates Da’awah activities on behalf of an International Donor Agency in six African countries.
“He hails from Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina State and obtained his first degree in Islamic Studies from the Islamic University of Medina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“Similarly, the new chief imam of the National Assembly Central Mosque, Zone, E, Legislators’ Quarters Apo, got his second degree from the Nasarawa State University, Keffi and is happily married with children,” the statement added.
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