Shura Committee Reappoints Mustafa Olawuyi As Osun Muslim Community President , Names Abdul Ganiyy Akeredolu As Secretary
The immediate past president of Osun state Muslim Community (OSMC), Alhaji Mustafa Adeleke Olawuyi has retained his position. He has been reappointed by the Shura Committee and he will be serving as head of the OSMC for a fresh term of four years (2023 -2027) .
A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com noted that the OSMC Shura Committee headed by Ash-Sheikh Abdulteef Abdul Azeez Olayinka Aniyan on Sunday, October 15, 2023, Rabiul Awwal 30, 1445 AH dissolved the past exco and issued letter of appointments to members of the new executive while Imam Musa Raji presided over the inauguration ceremony.
Alhaji Imaam Sadiq Bolarinde Bello, Alhaji Abolusodun Abibullahi and Alhaji AbdulLateef Olalekan Olayanju were appointed as first, second and third Vice Chairmen respectively while Alhaji Abdul Ganiyy Kolawole Akeredolu and Mr. Adelakun Nureni will serve as Secretary General and Assistant Secretary respectively.
Other members of the new exco include Alhaj Arogunmosa Yaqub – Financial Secretary , Oyedele Sarafadeen Kolawole- Assistant Financial Secretary , Alhaja Ramat Arike Omisoore – Treasurer , Asifa AbdulHameed – Auditor, Hameed Oyegbade- Public Relations Officer (PRO 1) , Alhaj Tadese Alani Ismail – PRO 2, Barrister Oluyeye Waliyullahi Akinsunbo – Legal Adviser and Alhaji Kayode Sulaiman- Welfare Officer.
Alhaja Sidikat Iyabo Bello will serve as representative of the Federation of Muslim Women’s Associations in Nigeria (FOMWAN), Ustadh Arikewuyo Jeleel will represent Muslim Students’ Society of Nigeria (MSSN) while Mallam Gbadamosi Mukaila will be the representative of National Council of Muslim Youth Organisations (NACOMYO).
The immediate past Secretary General, Alhaji Hashim Olapade was appointed as ex-officio.
In his acceptance speech, the OSMC President expressed gratitude to all Muslims and Islamic organizations in the state for their support during his first term and called on the Muslim Ummah in the state to unite and cooperate in promoting Islam and defending the rights of Muslims in the state.
‘We are grateful for the unflinching support we have enjoyed from all members of the Muslim organizations including all active Local Government chapters of OSMC ,who have done positive wonders in ensuring peaceful coexistence, protection and made unrelenting efforts to fight for Muslim rights and culture.
May Allah reward each and every one of you with the best of your wishes on this planet earth and grant you direct entry into Jannatul firdaus on the day of Qiyyam. Aameeeen.
We remember our pioneer President, our mentor, a great and reliable Muslim activist, our Babá, late Sheikh Salaudeen Olayiwola. May Allah reward him with the best in the hereafter.
My appreciation goes to the successive governments in the state for their support especially during the annual Hijrah celebrations.
Also we thank our Baba the Chief Imaam of Oshogbo and grand Imaam of Osun State, our Grand Patron Sheikh Musa Animasaun. Baba is a unique leader who is highly committed to the unity and progress of Islam and Muslims in Nigeria especially in our state here.
We keep in memory, the special contribution of the Aragbiji of Iragbiji, Oba AbdulRasheed Olabomi, our patron and the pioneer Secretary of OSMC.
We are grateful to the family of our pioneer Grand khadi, Late Navy Captain Abdurahman Olaniyan, who graciously donated a lot of books and journals in his memory to our library, and thanks also to an admirer of OSMC, the 1st VP of MUSWEN Alhaj Rafiu Ebiti who made N1million available for the contraction of a borehole on OSMC farm.
OSMC relates perfectly with the regional Islamic body MUSWEN and enjoys tremendous support from its leadership especially our indefatigable President Alhaj Rasaki Oladejo, his amiable deputies; Alhaji Ebiti and Alhaji Sonaike and the Executive Secretary, Prof Yahya Muslih. We are grateful.
Permit me to mention the names of some of our specific donors, they include Alhaji Hassan Alao, Ààre Musulumi of Erinosun who donated 10 new desktop computers to OSMC and Hon Abdulrasheed Afolabi and Prof Majeed Alabi who donated one new Bajaj motorcycle each to OSMC as well as Senator Bashir Ajibola Surajudeen SRJ who singlehandedly supplied and fixed all our new library furniture.
We will not forget to mention the donor of the only Air conditioner in the conference room Prof Labo Popoola and Major General Adekanye who comes to our aid financially and constantly’ Olawuyi submitted-Team@orientactualmags.com
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