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21 April 2009 The reconstruction of Gombe Central
Mosque in Gombe state will gulp over N600million, the
state governor, Alhaji Muhammad Danjuma Goje said in
Abuja at the weekend.
Speaking during the dinner organised by the Gombe
Central Mosque Project Management Committee, the
governor said the state government has donated half of
the project cost in order to encourage generous
donation from individuals and corporate bodies that
are interested in the upliftment Islam.
He said the reconstruction of the Central Mosque
became desirable due to the weakened structure and
that the capacity of the mosque to accommodate more
worshippers who troop to the mosque for five daily
prayers and other activities is presently
overstretched.
"The existing mosque's construction started in 1962
and was completed in 1970, but with the exigencies of
the modern day, the state capital deserve a new modern
central mosque for the Muslim Ummah to have a
befitting place of worship," Goje said.
To accomplish the reconstruction project, he said,
Gombe state government constituted a 28-member project
committee headed by the Director General of National
Pension Commission, Alhaji Mohammed Kabir Ahmed.
The governor implored those in attendance to reach
out to their friends and associate in and outside
Gombe state to donate generously towards the building
of the Mosque.
"I am personally interested in this project and
that is the reason why I signed the letter sent to
each and every one of you to please contribute to the
project. The minimum contribution expected is spelt
out in the letter. For those of you who are yet to get
your letter should please liaise with the
sub-committee for finance and see how you could assist
in reaching out to your friends. The donation to this
project is not restricted to the indigenes of Gombe
state alone. The contribution is also irrespective of
whatever economic meltdown we are experiencing because
we are building for the upliftment of our religion",
he stated.
Speaking earlier, the Project Management Committee
Chairman, Alhaji M.K. Ahmed said that the project was
initially estimated to cost N524million but due to
escalating cost of building materials and furnishings,
the estimate was upwardly reviewed to N600milliom.
He said over N200million has been paid to the
contractor in order to quicken the pace of their work. |
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