The Emir of Ilorin and Chairman, Kwara State Council of Traditional Rulers, Alhaji Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, will on Friday, 10th July 2026, turban Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Dasuki Imam Fulani as the 13th substantive Chief Imam of Ilorin Emirate.
The turbaning ceremony will hold at the Emir’s Palace, Ilorin, by 10:00 a.m.
This is contained in a statement issued on Monday by the Emir’s Spokesman, Dr Abdulazeez Arowona.
SolaceBase recalls that Sheikh Dasuki Imam Fulani, who was appointed on June 10th, 2026, has since assumed duty and delivered his inaugural Jumu’ah Khutbah on Friday, 19th June 2026, where he preached piety, unity and peaceful coexistence in the society.
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The new Chief Imam, an alumnus of Darul Kitab Wa Sunnah College of Arabic and Islamic Studies, Gaa Akanbi, Ilorin; Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria; Al-Azhar University, Cairo; and Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, succeeds Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Imam Soliu, , the late 12th Chief Imam of Ilorin, who died on 19th January 2026 after a brief illness.
‘’Prior to his appointment, the new Chief Imam was the founder and proprietor of Darul Bisharah Arabic and Islamic Studies, Airport Road, Egbejila, Ilorin, and served as the Imam leading daily and weekly Jumu’ah prayers at Afsat Oloriegbe Memorial Mosque, Oko Olowo, Ilorin, among other roles.
‘’While wishing Sheikh Muhammad Bashir Dasuki Imam Fulani a long life and a divinely guided, prosperous tenure on the stool of Imamship, Alhaji Sulu-Gambari urged the entire Muslim Ummah to attend the historic event.
