Oyebanji hosts Muslims to Iftaar, hails religious harmony in Ekiti
By Bolanle Lawal
Governor Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has hailed spiritual leaders in the utter for the brand new concord amongst Muslim and Christian devoted in the utter.
The governor acknowledged this at the Iftaar (breaking of swiftly) he hosted for Muslim leaders and devoted in all places in the utter at Jibowu Hall, Authorities Home, Ado Ekiti.
Oyebanji, at the tournament attended by Muslim leaders, scholars, communities and political leaders, expressed appreciation for their toughen for his administration.
He known as on them to assign decorum and dwell in peace with adherents of other religions in the utter.
The governor acknowledged that the utter loved relative peace and quietness which had was a reference level in the country.
He entreated the Muslim leaders to exercise the replace of the holy month to present fervent prayers to God, to grant all their hearts’ needs apart from to for peace and prosperity of Ekiti Verbalize and Nigeria.
The governor acknowledged he remained grateful to the Muslim neighborhood for their toughen for him at some level of the 2022 election and appealed for their persevered toughen for his administration.
He celebrated the commendable efficiency of the Muslims serving in his authorities, including the Secretary to the Verbalize Authorities, Dr Habibat Adubiaro and the Deputy Speaker of the Verbalize Home of Assembly, Mr Hakeem Jamiu, describing them as resources to the utter.
“I will continue to seek recommendation from the management of Muslim neighborhood in Ekiti Verbalize as time goes by and my commitment to the Muslim neighborhood is rock steady, it will not waiver.
“I’m furthermore thanking you for allowing spiritual concord to exist between Muslims and other religions.
“Ekiti utter is one of the important states in the country where we don’t possess the impart of religion on story of all of us are serving one God and we are intellectual instance to other states.
“I’m extremely grateful for this spiritual concord and I desire us to follow it.
“I do know that in authorities positions, Muslims were not continuously adequately looked after, but I will try my most moving to manufacture an amend in that wise. I possess assurance that Muslims are folks of impeccable character, I don’t possess any doubt about that.
“And since we started this administration, the Secretary to the Verbalize Authorities that you simply gave me has proved to be an asset to the administration,” Gov. Oyebanji acknowledged.
Of their goodwill messages at the tournament, the Muslim leaders extolled the virtues of Oyebanji and counseled his developmental strides.
They expressed appreciation to the governor for giving Muslims in the utter a sense of belonging below his administration and warranted him of their unalloyed toughen at all instances.
Furthermore in his lecture titled ‘The Trait of Leadership’, Prof. Musa Abdulraheem of Ekiti Verbalize University, thanked the governor for internet internet hosting the Iftaar and for according recognition to the Muslims by appointing them to key positions in his administration.
The tournament, which changed into furthermore attended by a previous Deputy Governor in the utter, Dr Sikiru Lawal, and Muslim clerics and devoted in all places in the 16 local authorities areas, featured prayers for Gov. Oyebanji, his administration and the utter at gigantic.
Furthermore display veil were Deputy Speaker, Hakeem Jamiu; Secretary to the Verbalize Authorities, Dr Habibat Adubiaro; President Usual, League of Imam and Alfas for Southwest, Edo and Delta, Sheikh Jamiu Kewulere and President, Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, Dr Afolabi Bakare.
(NAN)
