Lagos State To Place Imams, Pastors On Salaries

Imams and Islamic scholars have been tasked to take the lead in preaching against corruption to their followers.

 They were accused of adapting their sermon to the promotion of accountability and transparency in the public and private sectors.  This warning was made on Thursday in Lagos in the awareness program of Imams and scholars through the state of Lagos organized by the Islamic Al-Habibiyyah Society.  This is how the government of the state promised to participate in some religious leaders, including pastors and put them to pay to help reorient people to avoid corruption and immorality.

Chairman of the occasion and Lagos Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdulhakeem Abdulateef said Lagos state government will continue to interact with leaders of different faiths and "we shall be willing to even engage many of them by making provision for their salaries so that they can assist government to re-orientate the people for good”.

He tasked Imams as well as Pastors to be above board and encourage their followers to shun corruption.

“Imams and Pastors are believed to be men of God. So we need all of you to help us to encourage the right values in the society particularly in the area of accountability and anti-corruption.

“We must remember that the Almighty Allah will ask all of us to render account of our deeds in the hereafter. So the Imams and other religious clerics should lead us in the right direction because they are our leaders”, he said. FOLLOW fb.me/jaiyeorieblog m.me/jaiyeorieblog ... spill TEA ABOUT THE TOPIC ABOVE.... Easy on Shade #jaiyeorie