Yemi Obafemi
The Transparency Watch Initiative has urged the Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs to call Wuse Zone 6 Mosque, Abuja to order over the contests siting of Glo max with garden operator.
The lnitiative Coordinator, Abba Umar made the call whili reacting to a recent called by the Zone 6 resident association opposed to the siting of the max giving false health reasons.
Umar described Zone 6 Mosque Committee contest of Glo max as acting outside religious rites.
According to the Coordinator, Zone 6 Mosque Committee was given part of a garden in Zuwais street Zone 6 by a garden owner but has today rebelled against the owner of convenant favour garden on the siting of a Glo max.
He said, “This is fallacy and just gimmicks as it is just politics of interest. The mosque committee wanted the Glo max sited in their own side of the garden against the convenant favour garden that got the deal approved for it.
“We therefore calls on authorities and the general public to disregard the antics of the mosque committee as well as the zone 6 residents association.
“They have been manipulated by the mosque committee.Where on earth does a religious body manages garden? Presently, the Zone 6 mosque committee have deviated from their Islamic rites. Agreed that there are shopping complex In the National mosque but a garden differs from a shopping complex.
“We call on the Nigeria supreme council for Islamic affairs to call the zone six mosque committee to order. And for the resident association,they should not allow the mosque management to drag them into a fight that is not worth it.
“For example,an MTN max sited at millinium park is sharing fence with residential areas and zenith bank Gana Street at the heart of Maitama and no one is talking. It is very unfortunate for bonafide residents to allow themselves to be dragged into an issue that is not worth it.
“The mosque committee and the resident association promised to hold a world press conference on the issue tomorrow and possibly protest capable of causing chaos and anarchy, the security agencies should please also intervene.”
