Kwara gov AbdulRazaq mourns Sheik Ajani Bello, describes his death as national loss
The Kwara state governor and the chairman of Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF)Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq says he has received with shock, sadness, but total submission to the will of Allaah, the death of renowned Islamic scholar Sheikh Muhyideen Ajani Bello.
The Informant247 reports that the renowned scholar was reported dead in the early hours of Friday at the age of 84.
Meanwhile, the governor, in a statement by his spokesperson Rafiu Ajakaye, said he could recall that the fiery preacher stayed in the national limelight for over four decades as a consistent advocate of Islamic monotheism, piety, civic virtue, and responsible leadership and followership.
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He said, “He kept his honour as a disciplined scholar with mass appeals across social strata. He spoke truth to power in a nuanced way that respects sensibilities in equal measures.”
“The death of Sheikh Ajani Bello is, indeed, a national loss. Our commiserations go to the people and government of Oyo State, the Ansar-Ud-Deen Family worldwide, and the Muslim community as a whole. We ask Allaah to ease his accounts, grant him al-Jannah Firdaus, and uphold his family upon the goodness and his fine legacies,” the statement added.
