The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has attributed his administration’s successes to peace.
The governor said this on Saturday at the 10th Omituntun Annual Ramadan Lecture and Anniversary Awards at the Government House Arcade, Agodi, Ibadan.
Governor Makinde, who appreciated the various religious groups in the state for their peaceful coexistence, charged them to continually maintain the peace so that the state would continue to record progress.
While pledging more support for the propagation of Islam by donating buses to Islamic bodies, Makinde also assured that the inner road projects his government recently embarked on would spread across Ibadan and the state at large.
Delivering the Ramadan lecture, the Chief Imam of Offa, Kwara State, Sheikh Muheedeen Salimon, charged humanity to be prayerful, grateful, and appreciative and to give to the needy cheerfully.
He lauded Governor Makinde for being God-fearing and prayerful. The cleric urged him to remain steadfast in doing what is right, adding that his exceptional success as a governor is tied to doing what is right.
In their goodwill messages, the Chairman of the event, Alhaji Yekini Adeojo, and the chairman of the Omituntun Annual Ramadan Lecture Organising Committee, Alhaji Akeem Azeez, eulogized Governor Makinde, describing him as a God-fearing leader who accommodates everybody, regardless of religious differences.
In his vote of thanks, the Deputy Governor, Bayo Lawal, who appreciated the support and cooperation enjoyed by the present administration from the Muslim community, sought for more prayers and support for the government.
The event featured special prayers for the state and Governor Makinde, and recognition and posthumous awards were presented to deserving individuals and Islamic organisations.
