Gbadamosi emerges chairman of Oyo Muslim community

Alhaji Kazeem Adekunle Gbadamosi, SAN, has emerged the chairman of Muslim Community of Oyo State.

He took over from Alhaji Kunle Sanni, who occupied the position since 2013. Other members of the new executive are: Alhaji Sulaiman Lawal (Deputy Chairman), Professor Taofeeq Yekinni (Secretary General) and 25 others.

In his acceptance speech, Gbadamosi, said part of what is expected of the new executive is to bring various Islamic organisations, sects, and interest groups within Oyo State on one table of genuine cooperation, resolving disagreements through dialogue rather than division.

He also informed that the new executive will ensure institutional strengthening and enlightenment of Muslims. He said:”Ensuring transparency and proper governance in the administration of community resources and endowments, so that trust in our institutions grow rather than erode. We shall further work on the enlighten muslim residents of Oyo state of their duties and right both under the law and under the dictates of islamic teaching such as waqf properties, how to administer estate under islamic tenets etc.”

Earlier in his speech, immediate past chairman, Alhaji Ishaq Kunle Sanni, called on the new chairman and other members of the executive, to to do all within their capacity to raise the bar of the Muslim community, while pledging his unalloyed support.