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Wike Has No Plan To Demolish National Mosque In Abuja – Bashir Ahmad Speaks Up

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Oct 19, 2023.

EKO HOT BLOG reports Former presidential media aide, Bashir Ahmad has debunked trending reports that the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike is about to demolish the National Mosque in Abuja.

Some earlier reports had claimed Wike has given an order for some parts of the National Mosque to be demolished to make way for the construction of a road project.

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However, Ahmad in a post via his X account on Thursday, said the Minister has no such plans and has not given such orders.

Quoting a statement from the Federal Capital Territory, Ahmad noted that the mosque’s allocated land remains untouched, and the construction is at a considerable distance from the mosque building itself.

This online media platform understands the road construction project is in the pipeline, but would not affect the National Mosque as being speculated in some quarters.

He wrote: “The Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has clarified that @GovWike is not planning to demolish parts of the National Mosque in Abuja for road expansion, as widely circulated. According to a statement by the Ministry, the mosque’s allocated land remains untouched, and the construction is at a considerable distance from the mosque building. The expansion will not affect the existing structures of the National Mosque.”

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