I did no wrong donating to build the National Cathedral – Chief Imam

The spokesperson for the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shuaibu has responded to critics who are questioning the rational behind Sheik Osmanu Nunu Sharubutu GHS50,000 donation towards the construction of the National Cathedral.

According to him, the donation from the Chief Imam was borne out of his elderly wisdom, good human nature, better understanding about life, respect offered him by the leadership of the Christian community among other things.

Plans for the construction of a National Cathedral continue to generate heated debate, and although the government insists it will be funded by the private sector and serve as a multi-purpose national edifice, some have raised concerns about its usefulness and cost.

After the Chief Imam’s donation on Thursday, August 26, 2021, some session of the public including the Muslim community have expressed dissatisfaction over the gesture.

To them, there are a lot things to be done in various Zongo communities and that, such huge amount of money could have easily solve such matters.

Reacting to all this in an interview on Good Evening Ghana, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shuaibu said the donation was not out of pressure from any high quarters but rather out of kindness from the Islamic leader of Ghana.

“They did not beg him that we have to come to you so Chief Imam look for money for us and so on and so forth. He himself said that look, you have respected me, you’ve shown me this kind of love so my symbolic gesture to what you have given me, is to do this. This is the Chief Imam’s elderly wisdom, he is a mystic, he is wise person, he reflects so much, he has certain beliefs, he has ethics, and so out of the respect that they gave him, he reflected on his beliefs on what the Quran says that stretch a hand to the other side as basic to deepen relationships. So that in future you can live in peace” he said.