Scores of Muslim pilgrims from Lagos state gathered at the Kaabah to pray for Akinwunmi Ambode, the state governor, at the weekend.
In a press statement from the state government, the prayer session at the most sacred Muslim site in the world was said to have been led by Sheikh Khalifa Abubakar Dieye from Senegal as well as Abiodun Yinusa and Sheikh Ibrahim Hamdallah from Nigeria.
Idris Aregbe, the coordinator of Our Lagos, Your Lagos Initiative, led the pilgrims to the prayer for Ambode, who is a Christian.
“The prayers… saw pilgrims under the aegis of the Our Lagos, Your Lagos Initiative seize the period of the Lesser Hajj to pray for the second year in office of Ambode-led administration,” the statement said.
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“Aregbe said the first term of Governor Ambode was characterised by series of laudable projects including improved road infrastructure, schools’ upgrade, improving the healthcare sector, and massive investment in the security apparatus in the State.
“He said they decided to utilise the period of the Ramadan to commit the progress of the State.
“He also expressed optimism that with Governor Ambode on the saddle as helmsman, the State is bound to grow in leaps and bounds in the midst of economic challenges across the country.”
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They were said to have commended Ambode for starting on a “very sound footing despite the economic challenges in the country”.
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