AbdulGafar spoke on Monday during the meeting of the members of the board of trustees of the mosque and stakeholders in Ilorin, Kwara State yesterday.
I wish to end this report by reminding all of us that this mosque has no investment of its own, and only a few individuals among our blessed ones have cared about its sustainable maintenance, and now it all seems like a repeat of the mistakes of the past.”
While we continue to bask in the euphoria of having yet another iconic edifice, as a Ummah, the reality of its continued sustenance vis-a vis,its sorry past seems to have been lost on us. Yet again, I therefore call on you to donate generously towards the sustainable maintenance of the mosque,” AbdulGafar stated.
Earlier in his remarks the chairman, Board of Trustees of the mosque, Justice Alfa Belgore, disclosed that,” the mosque is not receiving any subvention from any government apart from the five local governments constituting Ilorin Emirate.”
We rely on the goodwill and generous donations from individuals and groups for the maintenance . I am however, happy to inform the house that the best attention is being given to the mosque within the limit of available resources.”
Describing the mosque as the best of its kind in Africa South of the Sahara, Belgore expressed the hope that, ” the maintenance of the edifices will not surfer degradation”.Belgore added:”
