The National Secretary
General Dr Mrs Ummaimah Momoh described the President of the Dangote Group as
“philanthropy per excellence”.
The Aliko Dangote
Foundation has completed a mosque valued at over N100 million and handed it
over to the Federation of Muslim Women Association in Nigeria (FOMWAN).
Aliko Dangote Foundation
had taken over the building of the mosque in Utako District of Abuja following
an appeal made by FOMWAN to the President of the Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko
Dangote.
Speaking at the handover
ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, the National Ameera of FOMWAN,
Hajiya Amina B. Omoti, said now that the mosque has been officially handed over
to FOMWAN, it will be commissioned and opened for Jumaat prayers in January
next year.
She said the group had
started the building when it appealed to the Dangote Foundation for assistance.
While commending and praying for the Dangote Foundation, she also expressed
gratitude to the Sultan of Sokoto Saad Abubakar for his numerous supports
towards the realization of the mosque.
“Words are not enough to
express how we feel but suffice it to note that over 80,000 registered members
of FOMWAN and Muslim Ummah are in awe over this beautiful house of worship,”
she said. She said the Board of Trustees will soon meet to constitute a
management committee for the mosque.
Representative of the
Dangote Foundation, Musa Bala said the mosque was part of the philanthropic
spirit of the Foundation. He said the President of the Group is passionate
about the place of women in the society, and that was why the Foundation
implemented a N10bn micro grant scheme to empower women in Nigeria.
He said the Dangote
Foundation is not resting on its oars in supporting the less privilege and
women in particular.
Speaking at the event, the
National Deputy Ameera, Hajiya Sada Yusuf, prayed that Allah bless Alhaji Aliko
Dangote, even as she requested that the Foundation continue to support FOMWAN
activities in Nigeria.
“We are like Oliver Twist.
We are asking for more, especially in the area of landscaping of the mosque
environment,” she said.
Former National Deputy
Ameera, Maryam Uthman, thanked all those who contributed to the making the
mosque a success story, adding that Alhaji Aliko Dangote now occupies a special
place among Nigerian women.
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