How I Converted From A Christian to Islam- Fashola

How I Converted From A Christian to Islam- Fashola

Former Governor of Lagos State, Babatunde Fashola has disclosed how he converted to Islam and how he has been living peacefully with his wife and other family members who are Christians.

In an interview with TVC News, Fashola disclosed that he was born into a family where his father was a Muslim and his mother, a Christian. He said growing up he practiced Christianity and attended the cathedral Church of Saint Jude in Ebute-Meta, Lagos with his mother, however, when he became an adult he simply told his mother that he wanted to worship God like his father and that was how converted to Islam.

Speaking further, he revealed that his wife who is a Christian holds a respected title in the Catholic Church where she worships and their separate way of worship has never triggered dispute in their home. According to Fashola, he and his wife celebrate both Muslim and Christian festivals together.

In Fashola’s exact words: “In my own home, my father was Muslim, my mother is Anglican. I grew up in the Anglican Church in Saint Jude’s Church, Ebute-Meta before I just said as an adult okay mommy I am leaving you I am going to worship like my father. How you worship and all of that really doesn’t (sic), the important thing, do you serve God?

“So my wife is a Dame of the Catholic Church. she is a title holder in that Church and so is her mother and we haven’t had a religious conversation in our house. She fasts with me during Ramadan and I join her sometimes in length. We celebrate Christmas, new year, and Ramadan. I have eight siblings: some are Muslims and some are Christians but we are one big happy family”