The Lekki Muslim Ummah (LEMU) has appointed Sheik Ridwanullah Kayode Jamiu as Chief Imam of the Lekki Central Mosque, located within Lekki Peninsula Scheme 1, in Lagos.

LEMU President, Engineer Yunus Adeniji Raji in a press statement said Sheik Jamiu's appointment takes effect from March 1, 2014, explaining that Jamiu's appointment was sequel to his emergence as the best of all the applicants interviewed for the post of imam. 

Raji said Jamiu was adjudged a suitable candidate by a distinguished panel of interviewers by virtue of his exceptional brilliance, erudition, and deep knowledge of Islamic theology. The selection panel included the National Missioner of Ansarudeen Society of Nigeria, Sheik AbduRahman Ahmad, and Professor Tajudeen Gbadamosi.

Born 34 years ago in Ilorin, Kwara State, and the new Chief Imam is a cerebral lawyer and an adroit Islamic scholar who has memorized the whole Qur'an. He bagged an L.L.B degree in Islamic/Common Law from the University of Ilorin in 2007, and has already submitted his dissertation for the L.L.M degree at Bayero University, Kano, where he did his masters degree programme.