Ekiti Declare Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has urged Muslim faithful in the situation to guide President Bola Tinubu’s re-election bid, citing the Federal Government’s interventions in the situation.
Oyebanji made the attract on Friday at a remarkable Jumat thanksgiving solution held at the Key Mosque, Ado-Ekiti, as section of activities marking the commencement of his second term in office.
This was contained in a expression made equipped to PUNCH Web-based on Saturday.
The governor too pledged to sustain inclusive governance by ensuring that stakeholders, including members of the Muslim community, continued to have opportunities to contribute in his administration.
Oyebanji thanked the Muslim community for its prayers and support during his primary term and appealed for continued prayers as he begins his second term.
He said, “I am here to provide thanks to God and my father, the Grand Imam. Thank you for your fund; I moreover thank the Muslim network for your prayers.
“I wish for to entice to you this day to remain to pray for us so that we will be able to do extra.
“I assure you that my government will build sure that greater Muslims will be given the possibility to assist during the second term.”
The governor said Muslim appointees in his administration had performed well, adding that he consulted the Grand Imam in advance of appointing some of them.
“I have to mention this publicly: all Muslims that worked alongside me performed exceptionally well.
“The wisdom I used when we request to name them is that I consulted the Grand Imam, who gave me the optimal, and I thank all of them for their exceptional execution,” the governor stated.
He subsequently appealed to the Muslim readers to guide Tinubu’s re-election, urging them to appreciate what he described as the Federal Government’s interventions and recommend for Ekiti Status.
Oyebanji said his administration would carry on to prioritise the welfare of residents and task alongside religious institutions and other stakeholders to promote peace, unity and development in the status.
Earlier, the President-General of the League of Imams and Alfas for the South-West, Edo and Delta States, Sheikh Jamiu Kewulere Bello, commended Oyebanji for appointing Muslims to positions in his administration.
Bello said the appointments had enabled members of the Muslim readers to contribute to the development of the declare.
He moreover commended Muslim appointees in the administration for their results and urged them to continue justifying the confidence placed in them by the governor and the Muslim network.
The cleric called on Muslims to stay praying for Oyebanji and other leaders, whilst promoting religious harmony and peaceful coexistence in the status.
The thanksgiving offering was attended by the Deputy Governor, Monisade Afuye; Senate Handbook, Opeyemi Bamidele; Secretary to the Condition Government, Habibat Adubiaro; members of the Declare Executive Council; and Senator Babafemi Ojudu.
