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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Chief Imam of the National Assembly Legislative Quarters Mosque, Sheikh Muhammad Nuru Khalid, says the termination of his appointment was a price he paid for Nigerians who have no voice.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST reports that a few days after the Imam was suspended following his sermon that criticized the current government over inability to tackle the security situation, he was finally sacked on Monday.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the sack which is currently generating reactions across the country, Imam Khalid said the decision of the mosque\u2019s committee was a necessary price he had to pay for identifying with the suffering masses and speaking truth to power.<\/p>\n

Sheikh Khalid who spoke with Vanguard on Monday night, revealed that he has been given a fresh appointment by the Management Committee of a new Jum\u2019mat Mosque behind the Central Bank Nigeria, CBN Quarters, Abuja.<\/p>\n

According to him, he is set to lead his new congregation with effect from Friday, April 8.<\/p>\n

According to him, \u201cMy sack is a reflection of how Nigeria is today. Many people are hiding under the cover of religion to perpetrate all manner of unwholesome acts.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch people would stop at nothing to take away people like me.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the price we pay for aligning with the people and identifying with their sufferings.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy the Grace of Almighty Allah, I will be leading my new congregation this Friday, because as clerics we need a platform to operate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a Jum\u2019mat mosque we built behind the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN Quarters, in Abuja; I will now be leading the congregation there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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