The Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly and APC Governorship candidate, Rt. Hon. Engr. Yakubu Danladi-Salihu, congratulates the newly appointed Chief Imam of Ilorin Emirate, Shaykh Muhammad Bashir Dasuki Imam Fulani.
The new Chief Imam is a grandson of the 8th Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Ibrahim Dasuki Imam Fulani Agaka, and a son of the 10th Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Maliki bn Dasuki Agaka.
He becomes the 13th Chief Imam of Ilorin Emirate, following the death of Shaykh Muhammad Bashir Imam Salihu, the 12th Chief Imam.
Rt. Hon. Engr. Danladi-Salihu, in a statement, congratulated Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari CFR and the Ilorin Emirate community on the successful appointment of a new Chief Imam.
“On behalf of the Kwara State House of Assembly, the i wish the new Chief Imam a long and spiritually rewarding tenure as he steps into the role of his forebears to lead the Emirate Muslim community”, the Speaker stated.
Aged 42, the new Chief Imam is a postgraduate student at Alhikmah University, Ilorin, founder and proprietor of Darul Bisharah Arabic and Islamic Studies, Airport Egbejila, Ilorin, and a regular presenter of Islamic programs on radio.