A non-governmental, not-for-profit Islamic group, Masjid 1001 Initiative has announced the appointment of new members of its Board of Trustees (BoT) at a recently held annual general meeting.

The new BoT will be led by Ibisomi Ibrahim as chairman following the end of Musa Rabiu’s five-year tenure of meritorious service as the inaugural chairman of the BoT.

Other members are Niyi Yusuf as BoT vice chairman; Ali Goni as chairman, Project Implementation Committee; Ibrahim Bello as chairman, Mosque Selection Committee; Olasinmibo Sanusi-Zubair as secretary; Aisha Oyetunji as assistant BoT secretary alongside Mogaji Taofik Yekini, Idris Musa, Yelwa Fatima Baba-Ari and Yagana Imam as BoT members.  

In his AGM report, the immediate past BoT chairman, Musa Rabiu acknowledged the initiatives impact on the Muslim community nationwide despite socio-economic challenges and limited funding.

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He, however, noted that the initiative has grown steadily over the past few years and implored the new board of trustees to sustain the consideration for diversity, equity and inclusion in the initiative’s activities towards gender-balance and national representation. 

In the same light, Rabiu reported the completion of renovation works at Kogi and Edo states with roofing of the Kogi State University’s mosque, Ayingba, Kogi State as well as borehole drilling and prayer section tilling of Mama Mamayi Mosque at Iyekhei village, Auchi in Edo State bringing the total number of completed projects to 14 across five geo-political zones.

He, however, noted the delay in progressing and concluding the construction of the Michael Okpara University mosque in Abia State due to security challenges in the South East region. 

The newly constituted BoT will be responsible to progressing the charge and commitment of the initiative to providing befitting and convenient community prayer centres across the country through fund raising and renovation works which include but not limited to roofing, borehole drilling, tilling, construction of prayers and ablution areas of selected mosques.