FCT, Abuja – The National Mosque, Abuja, on Friday, October 20, asked the Muslim Ummah to disregard the “campaign of calumny” against the minister of federal capital territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike...CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
Director of Finance and Administration of the National Mosque, Ambassador Haliu Shuaib and Imam of the mosque, Dr. Muhammad Kabir Adam addressed a press conference hosted by Executive Secretary, Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Engr. Shehu Hadi Ahmad. The mosque debunked the news of the partial demolition.
National Mosque refutes alleged demolition
Vanguard newspaper noted the National Mosque’s stance.
The FCDA, which Wike heads, had earlier dismissed media reports that the worship centre would be demolished. The mosque’s authorities corroborated the FCDA’s statement.
The statement by the National Mosque partly reads:
“It has come to the attention of the Abuja National Mosque Management, of a news item making the around in social and print media regarding the purported partial demolition of the National Mosque which is creating tension and anxiety amongst the Muslim Ummah in the country and beyond.
“The general public should ignore the social and print media campaign and completely disregard the fake news in circulation”.
