The Chief Imam of Onitsha Central Mosque, Anambra state, Alhaji Abdulrahman Imam, has narrated how Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, built a mosque for the Muslim community in the state.
Imam made the revelation when Obi visited the Muslim community in Onitsha on Sunday to felicitate with them as part of this year’s Eid Mubarak celebrations.
The LP party candidate had recently been criticized for being a religious bigot, after an audio tape of his conversation with Bishop David Oyedepo, the leader of a popular Pentecostal church, surfaced.
Obi has denied the tape where he allegedly described the last presidential election as a “holy war,” the point he reiterated during his visit to the Muslim community.
Speaking, the chief Imam said the LP party candidate has been showing love to the community since his days as the governor of the state.
He said the former Anambra state governor is the only sitting south east governors who had made it a habit to visit Muslims during their celebrations.
He explained that Obi rebuilt a mosque in Onitsha, after it had earlier been demolished, adding that the former governor visited them in the barracks during one of the religious crisis in the state.
According to the Imam, “This mosque was rebuilt by you when it was demolished years back. You visited us in Army barracks when we had problems then. All the years you were governor, you always visited us during celebrations like this, so you are not new to us.
“For the eight years you were governor, you sponsored a lot of our members to Mecca. You did all these, even though you are a Christian. That is why we say we are with you, even as a Christian
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