Senator Kashim Shettima, the vice president, dedicated the Jumu’at Mosque built by the Muslim community in the National Assembly on Friday.
Shettima, who spoke on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urged leaders to act with humility as they discharge their responsibilities in positions of authority and seek their afterlife through similar projects and charity.
Shettima added that they should be mindful of the transience of power and life, as they will leave their positions and the world one day.
He stated that he has packed his belongings from his former office as a senator and that in two weeks, many will be unaware that he once occupied the office, confirming the transience of power.
“50 years from now, many people will not be alive. We should act with humility; power and wealth are gifts from Allah,” he said.
Also speaking, chairman, National Assembly Mosque Project Management Committee, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau said the idea to build the mosque started in 2021 by the leadership of the Senate and the House of Representatives set up the committee.
In his remark, the Sultan of Sokoto, Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, represented by the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, commended all the people that made contributions to build the mosque saying that, it is Allah’s will that chose the members of the 9th Assembly to do it.