Abiodun mourns death of Yewa Chief Imam at 98

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has expressed daze implicit the decease of the President of the League of Imams and Alfas successful Ogun State and Grand Chief Imam of Yewaland, Sheikh Sikirulai Babalola.

The politician spoke on Sunday during the burial ceremonial of the precocious Islamic cleric held astatine Igan Alalade successful Yewa North Local Government Area of the state.

Abiodun described the precocious Sheikh Babalola arsenic a devoted Muslim and respected Islamic student who roseate to the highest level of enactment wrong the Muslim assemblage successful the state.

According to the governor, the deceased not lone served arsenic the Grand Chief Imam of Yewaland but besides arsenic President of the League of Imams and Alfas successful Ogun State, making him 1 of the astir influential Islamic leaders successful the state.

He further described the precocious cleric arsenic a antheral of integrity, generosity and religion who near down enduring legacies done his work to humanity and the Muslim community.

“I cannot find amended words to picture him different than that helium was a antheral of God and a bully man,” the politician said.

Governor Abiodun added that Ogun State, known for its spiritual harmony and tolerance, had mislaid 1 of its foremost spiritual leaders, noting that the cleric’s decease was a achy nonaccomplishment to some his household and the e...