Abuja-based imam Sheikh Nuru Khalid, who was sacked from his role as imam of National Assembly Mosque Zone E, Apo legislative quarters, has been appointed by the management committee of a new Jum’mat mosque behind the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) quarters, Abuja.
Khalid was suspended after his sermon on April 2 where he criticised President Muhammadu Buhari over the attack on a train heading to Kaduna from Abuja.
The management of the National Assembly mosque said it relieved Khalid of his duties after his suspension because he showed no remorse.
Khalid however described the termination of his appointment as a necessary price he had to pay for identifying with the suffering masses and speaking truth to power.
He is to lead the congregation at his new job with effect from Friday, April 8.
“By the Grace of Almighty Allah, I will be leading my new congregation this Friday, because as clerics we need a platform to operate,” said Khalid.
“There’s a Jum’mat mosque we built behind the CBN quarters in Abuja, I will now be leading the congregation there.”
