The mosque
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has commissioned an ultra-modern complex for Muslims at Savelugu in the Northern Region.
The project was funded by some Islamic scholars from Saudi Arabia and is made up of a mosque, school, hospital and bungalows for Imams who will be managing the facility.
The project was facilitated by Dr. Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim, a Ghanaian-born Saudi scholar in-charge of government humanitarian activities in Ghana.
Parents living around Savelugu District and its surroundings will have the opportunity to send their children to the school as well as get access to health care.
Addressing the gathering at the inauguration, Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia thanked the people of Savelugu for voting massively for the New Patriotic Party (NPP).
He indicated that governance is not an easy task and urged the people of Savelugu to continue to pray for the Akufo-Addo administration for the benefit of the entire country.
Alhaji Dr. Bawumia urged the Saudi delegation to continue building more schools, mosques and other facilities for the country.
Some dignitaries who accompanied the vice president included engineer Abdul Rahim from World Association of Muslim Youth in Saudi; Minister-designate for Inner City and Zongo Development, Boniface Abubakari Sadiq; NPP Northern Regional Chairman, Daniel Bugri Naabu; MPs in the region and party executives.
Meanwhile, Suuka Wind and Solar Energy Company Ltd headquartered in Accra, has donated solar equipment valued thousands of Ghana cedis to the community for lighting purposes in the facility.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, Abdul Wahab Raj, told DAILY GUIDE that the company was supporting the mosque because it would reduce electricity cost.
Mr. Abdul Wahab Raj advised that government should promote renewable energy – solar in particular – adding that training programmes for the youth on solar energy could create employment for them because they could be employed to assemble and install the (solar) equipment in the country.
FROM Eric Kombat, Savelugu