Hon Agunbiade Knows The Greatness of God – Lagos Comm. for Home Affairs

Kunle ADELABU

Chief Imam (Hon.) Dr. Abdul-Lateef Abdul-Hakeem, the Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs and Chief Imam, Lagos State House of Assembly, has stated that the Majority Leader of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon Sanai Agunbiade knows the greatness of God.

The lawyer turned politician stated this at the 9th edition of the Hon. Agunbiade Ramadan/ Iftar Lecture sponsored and organized by the ranking lawmaker. The event was held at the Hon. Agunbiade Constituency Office in Ikorodu on Wednesday, May 8, 2019.

The theme for this year’s edition was “The greatness of Allah”.

Hon. Abdullateef,  who was the guest lecturer at the event, stated that the four term lawmaker knows the greatness of God and this makes him to be  organizing the Ramadan lecture for  muslim faithful every year.

The representative of the Ikorodu Constituency II at the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Nurudeen Solaja, Olubeshe of Ibeshe, Oba Richard Ogunsanya, Grand Chief Imam of Ikorodu Division, Alhaji Sefiudeen Olowo-Oribi, Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Ikorodu Local Government Area, Alhaji Taiwo Longe, APC Chairman, Ikorodu North, Hon. Abiodun Iyiola, APC Chairman, Ikorodu West LCDA, Alhaji Olakitan, the Chairman, Ikorodu-Oga Development Association (IKODASS),Otunba Ganiyu Abiru, Publisher, Oriwu Sun, Alhaji Monzor Olowosago, Member of the Governing Board, Lagos State Sports Commission, Prince Hakeem Olukunga, Alhaji Rilwan Jinadu, former Chairman, APC in Ikorodu and Otunba Saheed Ibikunle, former Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Education Management among other eminent personalities attended the lecture. .

“When Hon. Agunbiade contacted me to deliver this year’s Ramadan Iftar (breaking of fast) lecture which happens to be the 9th edition, he simply told me that I should not belabor my effort on doing anything but to just praise and thank the Almighty God for His goodness over him and his constituency”, Hon. Abdul-Lateef revealed.

“He asked me to just praise Allah because he knows His greatness.

The erudite Islamic scholar also stated that it is only God that can put anybody in power without anybody questioning him.

“It is God that has placed Hon. Agunbiade in the position of authority and there is nothing anybody can do about it.

The guest lecturer stated that Hon Agunbiade’s greatest achievement is not his electoral victory but his ability to gather clerics together to praise God.

“I congratulate Hon. Agunbiade for this great achievement of gathering Islamic clerics together to praise God.

“Winning or losing an election is not an achievement or lack of it, but trials.

Alhaji Abdul-Lateef stated that the emergence of Hon. Agunbiade in the last elections is God’s way of revealing himself to those opposed to him that they cannot determine whom He puts in position.

“With your victory, God only reveals himself to those that arrogate the power to decide who get into any position that they have no such capacity.

“If nobody can create you, such a person cannot determine your future. Only God can” Imam Abdul-Lateef stated

“It is only God that can create and give you power because only Him has the capacity and only Him can give such capacity to anyone He wishes.

“For people to know that it is God that put you (Agunbiade) in power, He did not only created you and give you capacity and helpers to achieve your dream, He also elongated your life.

“There are those that God also created with capacities and helpers but they died before the election day despite securing the mandate of the party to stand as its candidates. “

The guest lecturer stated citing example of a candidate was picked by the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Ibeju-Lekki but died before the election.

Hon. Abdul-Lateef commended Hon. Agunbiade for sponsoring the Ramadan lecture for nine years consecutively.

“It is not an easy task to consecutively organize this kind of event that usually brings clerics, Muslim faithful and others together during the Holy month but he has been able to do this because he understands the greatness of God in his life.

“Hon. Agunbiade, by nature like me, is involved in two delicate and challenging professions – law and politics, but he has been able to survive various challenges because he has been able to be himself.

“Anybody in power should know his limit and accept God as the greatest that he should worship, praise and adore at all times

“The ways to accept the greatness of God  is  to worship Him in truth, desist from falsehood and lies, don’t involve in killing and don’t womanise and others”, the guest lecturer stated.

The Grand Chief Imam, Ikorodu Division, Sheikh Seifudeen Olowo-Oribi, speaking at the iftar event, emphasized that the gathering was all about praising and worshiping Allah every year.

He commended Hon. Agunbiade for providing Muslim faithful the platform to hear sermon during Ramadan period.

The revered lslamic cleric also stated that, “the month of Ramadan is all about prayers, praises and forgiveness”.

Also at the event were Hon. Adeola Jokomba, former Chairman, Ikorodu North LCDA, Alhaji Lamidi Folorunsho, Mr Damilola Olowosago, Sheikh Kalejaiye, Alhaji Junaid Owokodu, Barr. Lekan Ijelu, Mr Yinka Majekodunmi and Chief Imam Aridegbe among others.