Sheikh Khalid disclosed that he has been appointed to lead another congregation in Abuja after his appointment was terminated
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Juma’at Mosque in Abuja, Sheikh Muhammad Nuru Khalid, who was suspended and subsequently expelled for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari has been appointed by another mosque.
Sheikh Khalid was sacked by the Mosque’s Steering Committee for not “showing remorse” and recanting his statement after slamming the president for the attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train last week.
He chastised Buhari for visiting Kaduna many times during election campaigns to solicit votes but failed to do the same after a Kaduna-bound passenger train was attacked and the occupants were either killed, abducted, or maimed by bandits.
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According to Vanguard, the cleric said his sack was a price he had to pay for speaking for the voiceless, adding that what happened to him reflects what Nigeria is like today.
Sheikh Khalid also disclosed that he has been appointed by the Management Committee of a new Jum’mat Mosque behind the Central Bank Nigeria (CBN) Quarters, Abuja, to lead the congregation with effect from Friday, April 8.
He said, “My sack is a reflection of how Nigeria is today. Many people are hiding under the cover of religion to perpetrate all manner of unwholesome acts.
“Such people would stop at nothing to take away people like me, who are pro-masses and bold enough to speak the truth to power always on behalf of voiceless Nigerians.
“This is the price we pay for aligning with the people and identifying with their sufferings.
“By the Grace of Almighty Allah, I will be leading my new congregation this Friday, because as clerics we need a platform to operate.
“There’s a Jum’mat mosque we built behind the CBN Quarters, in Abuja; I will now be leading the congregation there.”
