A not-for-profit Islamic group, Masjid 1001 Initiative, has announced the appointment of new members of its Board of Trustees at its annual general meeting.
A statement by the group said the new BoT would be led by Alhaji Ibisomi Ibrahim as Chairman following the end of Dr Musa Rabiu’s five-year tenure of meritorious service as the inaugural Chairman of the BoT.
In his AGM report, Rabiu acknowledged the initiative’s impact on the Muslim community nationwide despite socio-economic challenges and limited funding.
Rabiu reported the completion of renovation works at Kogi and Edo states with roofing of the Kogi State University’s Mosque, Ayingba, Kogi State as well as borehole drilling and prayer section tilling of Mama Mamayi Mosque at Iyekhei village, Auchi in Edo State bringing the completed projects to 14 across six geopolitical zones.
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He however noted the delay in progressing and concluding the construction of the Michael Okpara University Mosque in Abia State due to security challenges in the South East.
No fewer than an estimated one million Nigerians have benefited from Masjid 1001’s support to 14 community mosques across the country through its several developmental interventions in Kaduna, Osun, Rivers, Kwara, Sokoto, Kogi and Edo states in the last five years.