Eid el Kabir: Ajah Muslim Cleric, Leaders Preach Peace, Demand Upgrade of Baale To Oba

By Kazeem Akande

Community Leaders in Ajah in Lagos State have preached peace, love and unity as Muslim faithful celebrate 2025 Eid el Kabir, appealing to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu to upgrade Baale to Oba.

The Cleric Muhammadu-Fatiu Adamson, while given his remarks after observing the Eid el Kabir prayers urged the Muslim faithful to continue to embrace peace, love and unity within the community to ensure development.

Adamson also appealed to the government to upgrade the office of Baale Ajah to full Oba to ensure more community development in the area.

“Our community has grown beyond Baale rulership, we want our Baale to be upgraded to full time Oba to facilitate more infrastructural development to the Ajah community,” he said.

He also advised the residents to maintain peaceful coexistence among them and imbibe the spirit of unity, love and service to God.

Mr Azeez Ismael, the Executive Vice Chairman, Eti-Osa East Local Council Development Area (LCDA) said that the significant of the Eid el Kabir was to pray to Almighty and show love the fellow brothers and sisters in the community.

Ismael however appealed to the government to intervene in the rulership of the Ajah and begged the state government to upgrade the seat of Baale of Ajah to full Oba in the community.

“We thank governor Sanwo-Olu for his full support for the community development and we are still appealing to him to come to our aid by lifting our Baale to the Kingship position.

“Our community is peaceful, we are peace loving people that’s why we are saying it in one voice that we need to upgrade our Baale to full time Oba in Ajah.

Chief Ishola Adewale, the Baale of Ajah Community in his remarks thanked the community residents for the unity and peaceful coexistence among the people of Ajah.

Adewale said that the significance of the Eid el Kabir celebration was to show love to our neighbours,relatives and friends with sincere service to God.

The community leader also reiterated the need for the government to build a general hospital for the Ajah community as the population keeps increasing on a daily basis.

“This year Eid el Kabir is another opportunity for us to show love and care for our relations, friends and community people to ensure more bond in the community and the country at large.

“We appeal to the government to come to our aid by providing a general hospital for us in Ajah community as the population keeps increasing daily,” he said.