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GOV. SANWO-OLU MOURNS MUSLIM CLERIC, AMIR AJALA. (PHOTO). #PRESS RELEASE.


 SANWO-OLU MOURNS MUSLIM CLERIC, AMIR AJALA


 


The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the death of popular Muslim cleric, Shaykh Qamar-ud-Deen Jumah Ajala, otherwise known as Amir Ajala. 


Amir Ajala, a known leader of faith, community mobiliser, spiritual and moral compass for several thousand of his followers in Lagos and other parts of the country, passed away peacefully on Thursday evening. 


Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, described the death of the Muslim cleric as a big loss to Lagos State, happening at a time when the government is working with people of means to help in the reorientation of the youths.


The Governor said the late Amir Ajala left an indelible mark on the Muslim community and his followers across the world, and he would be sorely missed.


"On behalf of my family, the people, and the Government of Lagos State, I commiserate with the immediate family, friends, associates, and the entire Muslim community over the passing of an Islamic cleric, Shaykh Qamar-ud-Deen Jumah Ajala, popularly known as Amir Ajala. 


“I pray that Allah grants the repose of the late Shaykh Qamar-ud-Deen Jumah Ajala, Aljannah Firdaus, and grants the deceased family, friends, associates, and loved ones, as well as the Muslim community, the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss.”

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