Lagos To Pay Pastors, Imams Salary

The Lagos State Government has announced plans to place religious leaders in the state on a salary structure.

The state commissioner for home affairs, Abdulhakeem Abdulateef, who made the announcement, said the clerics will help re-orientate the citizens on the right values in the society.

Abdulateef stated this on Thursday, during a sensitization programme for Imams and scholars across the state.

The commissioner, who described Imams and Pastors as leaders, said they are in the best position to encourage their followers to shun corruption and be more accountable.

He said: “We shall be willing to even engage many of them by making provision for their salaries so that they can assist government to re-orientate the people for good.

“Imams and Pastors are believed to be men of God. So we need all of you to help us to encourage the right values in the society; particularly in the area of accountability and anti-corruption.

“We must remember that the Almighty Allah will ask all of us to render account of our deeds in the hereafter. So, the Imams and other religious clerics should lead us in the right direction because they are our leaders.”