Muslim group lists gains of N50 sadaqah

By Damilola Kushimo

The Ameer of Ishagatedo Muslim Community (IMC), Al-hajj Sherifdin Salahudin has explained how the association is using the daily voluntary N50 donations made by Muslims in the community to cater for the needy, especially the widows and widowers.

He made this known during an endowment programme for widows in Ishagatedo Central Mosque where about 10 widows and 10  widowers in the community were given food items.

According to him, the association receives the N50 daily contributions in addition to other donations from well-meaning members to promote oneness amongst Muslims, look after the less privileged and defend the rights of the Muslims.

Noting that the association has been able to reach out to Muslims and the non-Muslims since it was formed, Salahudin listed its modest achievements as the distribution of drinks and meat during the Eid-el-fitr and Eid-adha celebrations, sponsorship of two indigent pupils on scholarship and career talk for new JSS 1 students to prepare them for the future ahead.

“Though, at times we may have some people supporting us but what we see as our backbone is the power of that N50 daily donations. Though, we are working to see if we can have like 100 or 200 N50 donations in a day and if we are able go have 100 that’s N5,000 in a day and that’s N150,000 in a month. With that amount of money every month, we can move mountains. We’ve designed our programme in a way that we won’t wait until we have money before we organise one. Immediately the money is coming, we are spending it on the programme of the moment so, that will not give room for any misconduct in the areas of finances.”

Lauding the Mosque’s leadership for setting up such platform, the Secretary to the Local Government (SLG), Isolo LCDA, Hon. Emmanuel Olojede, promised government’s support for the association so as to ensure increase in its financial capacity for its programmes.