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Marginalisation Of Muslims In Ekiti State by abuabdrahman(m): 11:42pm On Sep 06, 2015 |
Marginalisation of Muslims in Ekiti: A case of Pot calling
kettle black!
" NIGERIAN SUPREME COUNCIL FOR ISLAMIC AFFAIRS
(EKITI STATE COUNCIL)"
"PRESS RELEASE"
The attention of Muslims in Ekiti State had been drawn to
the press release by Mr. Lere Olayinka, the Senior Special
Assistant to Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State on
Public Communication and New Media, in which the
Governor reacted to what he saw as lopsided appointments
by President Muhammadu Buhari. While Muslims in Ekiti
State concede to Mr Governor the right to air his opinion as
enshrined in the country’s constitution, we are however
bemused that the Governor who had continuously
subjected Muslims in his own State to various forms of
deprivation since he assumed office 1 year ago could have
the temerity to condemn perceived action of deprivation by
any other government. According to our Governor,
President Buhari had appointed 31 people into various
offices out of which only 7 are from the southern part of the
country.
Fair as this observation may appear, we feel it may interest
the listening public to know what this same Governor that
is now calling the kettle black is doing in his own State.
The Governor spurs Muslims in the State to react with his
references to lopsided appointments and the alleged
infraction of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic
of Nigeria in his statement. Before now, people were of the
opinion that the Governor was oblivious of the
constitutional imperatives when he was making his
appointments and the Muslims were virtually left out.
When efforts were made by the State Muslims to see and
advice him properly, he ignored us.
The Governor in his statement described the actions of
President Buhari as “tinted in ethnic and tribal coloration”.
He then posited that “if such step is not checked, it will
threaten the unity of Nigeria”. The portions of the 1999
Constitution, as amended, which governor Fayose was
referring to are Sections 14 (4) and 15 (2). While Section
14 (4) stated inter alia that: “The composition of
Government of a State ........ shall be carried out in such a
manner as to recognise the diversity of the people within
its area of authority ......”, Section 15 (2) elucidates further
on the diversity as it unequivocally stated that “(2)
Accordingly, national integration shall be actively
encouraged whilst discrimination on the grounds of place
of origin, sex, RELIGION STATUS (emphasis ours), ethnic or
linguistic association or ties shall be prohibited”.
No Governor in Ekiti State had committed more serious
infractions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria than Governor Fayose in the issues of appointment
during his first and second terms of duties in the State.
Currently, the following distribution pattern of political and
top bureaucrats prevail under Governor Ayodele Fayose’s
watch:
1. Governor - Christian,
2. Deputy Governor - Christian,
3. Speaker - Christian,
4. Deputy Speaker - Christian,
5. Judges - All Christians,
6. Special Advisers - All Christians, 1 Muslim,
7. Secretary to the State Government - Christian,
8. 14 State Commissioners - All Christians,
9. Chief of Staff - Christian,
10. Director General (Due Process) - Christian,
11. Chairman, Petroleum Task Force - Christian,
12. 26 Permanent Secretaries - All Christians,
13. 13 Executive Secretaries - All Christians,
14. Chairman/Members of SUBEB - All Christians,
15. Chairman/Members of HASC - 4 Christians, 1 Muslim,
16. Chairman/Members of EKSIEC - All Christians,
17. Chairman/Members, Governing Board of EKSU – All
Christians,
18. Chairman/Members of College of Education - All
Christians,
19. Chairman/Members of Governing Board of College of
Health Tech - All Christians,
20. 16 Education Secretaries President – All Christians,
21. 16 Caretaker Chairmen of Local Government Councils -
15 Christians, 1 Muslim.
It may interest the reading public to know also that this is
the same Ekiti State where, at different times and under
different democratic governments, Muslims produced
Deputy Governor, Secretary to the State Government,
Chairmen and Members of Statutory Boards and
Commissions, Special Advisers, Permanent Secretaries,
Chairmen and Members of government parastatals, etc.
However, in the wisdom of our fair Governor, what Muslims
deserve in his government are just 1 SPECIAL ADVISER, 1
out of 16 LG Councils CARETAKER CHAIRMEN, 1 MEMBER
of Ekiti State House of Assembly Service Commission out of
the whole mammoths that he had appointed since October
16, 2014. Surprisingly, this same Governor, who did not
consider it fair enough to appoint Muslims into political
offices appointed his own son as his Personal Assistant to
bring the total number of people appointed from Afao-Ekiti
alone, his home town to five when most big towns in the
State are still yawning for one. As at the last count, the
Governor, his Personal Assistant, Chairman of Irepodun/
Ifelodun Local Government Council, his Local Government
Area, a Senior Special Assistant, Environment and Traffic
Control and one Education Secretary are all from Afao –
Ekiti. Where is the justice, where is the fairness Gov Fayose
appears to be defending?
While once again Muslims in Ekiti State concede to
Governor Fayose his right to criticise the President on
equitable distribution of political offices or on any other
issue, we charge him to start with the correction of the
lopsided appointments he made in his own State and to
give his people similar freedom of expression he enjoys
under President Buhari, his most avowed object of
criticism. Charity, they say, begins from home and he who
goes to equity should go with clean hands. For, so far,
President Buhari had appointed less than 20% of his
political appointees out of which 22.5% are Southerners.
Governor Fayose had appointed mere FOUR (4) or 0.05%
MUSLIMS so far out of a mammoth of about EIGHTY (80)
political and career appointees, representing at least 80%
of total appointments he intends to make.
What Muslims expect from Governor Fayose now is to re-
appraise his appointments and make necessary amends.
There are more than enough credible and well qualified
Muslims, even going by the standard of the Governor, who
are members of his political party in the State from whom
he can pick. If he is in any difficulty in identifying them, the
NSCIA in the State is ready to assist him. It is only when he
does this that Muslims in Ekiti State will see his criticism of
President Buhari’s administration as devoid of pettiness
and share showmanship. The Governor should not take the
civility of Muslims in Ekiti as weakness just as his claim to
sincerity is subject to proof. The leadership of Muslims had
prevailed on the Muslims in the State to maintain dignified
silence in the phase of the obvious neglect for the sake of
unity in the State.
May Almighty Allah guide us. 2 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Marginalisation Of Muslims In Ekiti State by Nobody: 11:45pm On Sep 06, 2015 |
Re: Marginalisation Of Muslims In Ekiti State by frankyychiji(f): 11:52pm On Sep 06, 2015 |
Now the Muslims in the south west are wailing, very soon bombs will start flying up and down! 1 Like |
Re: Marginalisation Of Muslims In Ekiti State by yanabasee(m): 12:09am On Sep 07, 2015 |
Sai Baba . Sai scam. Sai I love to travel. Sai I am a scam. Sai Nigeria will be islamised. Sai my asset declaration is fake. Sai Ghananians doesn't know I'm a tyrant Sai I have just 1million naira. Sai I can't do with cows. That's why I think like a cow Sai I love propaganda. Sai my party knows how to cover me up. Sai I don't care about what Nigerians say about me. Sai I'll deliver Nigeria when I'm 77years Sai |
Re: Marginalisation Of Muslims In Ekiti State by WailingWailer00(m): 12:21am On Sep 07, 2015 |
Muslims are marginalized and are complaining All the innocent Nigerians you people have killed nko Sons of Haram 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Marginalisation Of Muslims In Ekiti State by Haywhymido(m): 12:37am On Sep 07, 2015 |
frankyychiji:just like nonsense is flying in ur head 2 Likes |
Re: Marginalisation Of Muslims In Ekiti State by Ilekeh(f): 12:40am On Sep 07, 2015 |
Sorry this won't work. No political propaganda can divide Yoruba people, especially along religious lines. |
Re: Marginalisation Of Muslims In Ekiti State by Haywhymido(m): 12:41am On Sep 07, 2015 |
Is it not fayose (mr mouth-action) sum ladies are learners, n shd be taking note frm him when it comes to mouth-action. Tell me one gud thing dat as come out of dis rogue's administration. 1 Like |
Re: Marginalisation Of Muslims In Ekiti State by playahata: 7:18am On Sep 07, 2015 |
RUBBISH POST 1 Like |
Re: Marginalisation Of Muslims In Ekiti State by shidof(m): 7:24am On Sep 07, 2015 |
Fayose supposed to ve look inward and check whether he's a perfect man before he started spewing rubbish about oda people affairs. |
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