By Kazeem Yahaya
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji has commended religious leaders in the state for the harmony that exist among Muslim and Christian faithful in the state.
The Governor stated this during Iftar he hosted for Muslim leaders and faithful across the state at Government House in Ado Ekiti.
He expressed his appreciation to the Muslim community in the state for their support for his administration and called on them to continue to maintain decorum and live in peace with adherents of other religions in the state.
Mr. Oyebanji who maintained that the state enjoys relative peace and tranquility which has become a reference point in the country, urged the Muslim leaders to use the opportunity of the holy month to offer fervent prayers to God to grant all their hearts’ desire as well as for prosperity of the Ekiti State and Nigeria.
The governor added that he had not been disappointed by the performance of the Muslims serving in his government, with a particular reference to the Secretary to the State Government, Dr Habibat Adubiaro and the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Hakeem Jamiu whom he described as assets to the state.
In their goodwill messages at the event, Deputy Speaker, of the state’s House of Assembly, Mr. Hakeem Jamiu; Secretary to the State Government, Dr Habibat Adubiaro, President General, League of Imam and Alfas for Southwest, Edo and Delta, Sheik Jamiu Kewulere and the President, Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, Dr Afolabi Bakare appreciated governor Oyebanji for the Iftar and commended him for his all inclusive approach to governance in the state.
The Muslim faithful expressed their unreserved appreciation to the Governor for giving Muslims in the state a sense of belonging under his administration and assured him of their unalloyed support at all times.
Also in his lecture titled ‘the trait of leadership’, a Lecturer at the Ekiti State University, Professor. Musa Abdulraheem thanked the Governor for according recognition to the Muslims by appointing them to key positions in his administration.
The event, which was also attended by a former Deputy Governor in the state, Dr Sikiru Lawal, and Muslim clerics and faithful across the 16 local government areas also featured prayers for Governor Oyebanji, his administration and the state at large.
