10th Lagos Chief Imam gets Staff of Office Sunday

The 10th Chief Imam of Lagos, Sheikh Sulaiman Oluwatoyin Abou-Nolla, would be presented staff of office on Sunday by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. The new Chief Imam who was appointed after the demise of the ninth Chief Imam, Alhaji Garuba Ibrahim on September 24, 2017. Abou-Nollah, 43, assumed the throne in December 2017 making history as […]

The 10th Chief Imam of Lagos, Sheikh Sulaiman Oluwatoyin Abou-Nolla, would be presented staff of office on Sunday by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode.
The new Chief Imam who was appointed after the demise of the ninth Chief Imam, Alhaji Garuba Ibrahim on September 24, 2017.
Abou-Nollah, 43, assumed the throne in December 2017 making history as the youngest person and first graduate to occupy that exalted position.
Baba Adinni of Lagos State and Chairman of the Lagos Central Mosque, Sheikh Abdul Hafeez Abou told newsmen that the new Chief Imam emerged after a rigourous selection process which involved other aspirants for the position.
“He was more or less the most outstanding among others. He is a choice of the Muslim Ummah. So he is no doubt competent and fit for the position. Not only that he is an Islamic scholar, he is also an engineer by profession”, he said.
Abou said the Sultan of Sokoto and President of the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar would be in attendance with other prominent Islamic and Christian leaders in the state and the country.
Abou said the Chief Imam is expected to use his office to promote peace in Lagos and Nigeria, reiterating that Islam is a religion of peace which abhors conflicts.