The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, on Wednesday called on the Ekiti State Governor-elect, Kayode Fayemi to give “Muslims in the state proportionate representation in government appointments.”

MURIC anchored its call on the fact that Muslims in the state cast “massive protest votes against Fayose on Saturday because the latter was a Muslim hater and a con artist whose major preoccupation was the marginalization of Muslims in government appointments, the demolition of mosques, making mockery of Muslims and harassing Islamic scholars.”

In a congratulatory message signed by its Director, Ishaq Akintola and sent to DAILY POST, the organization also advised the governor-elect to remain level-headed and sympathetic to the poor and elderly citizens of the state.

MURIC also warned that Fayose’s “downward slide has just begun.”

The message reads, “We complained in vain early in 2014 when Fayose formed an all-Christian cabinet. All 14 commissioners, as well as all permanent secretaries, were Christians. The secretary to the state government was a Christian. All board chairmen were also Christians except the Muslim Pilgrims Board where the maximum ruler had no choice. Muslims in the South West had never experienced such totalitarianism. Fayose’s defeat is good riddance to bad rubbish as far as Ekiti Muslims are concerned.

“We warned Fayose when he embarked on his orgy of mosque demolition but he did not listen. Can you imagine a state governor issuing an order to shut down Arabic evening classes in the state capital in this 21st century Nigeria? Fayose’s downward slide has just begun. His cup of anti-Muslim and Islamophobic acts reached its brim and even spilled over the day he publicly insulted and harassed Shaykh Muhyideen, the popular Ansar-Ud-Deen preacher.

“We know that you are a Christian. But we have seen that you are very liberal. You hate nobody. You have charity for all. We trust you because you have been tested before and you performed creditably well. You really impressed us during your first term before Ekiti citizens entered ‘one chance’. You gave Muslims cabinet slots. You issued a circular permitting female Muslim children to use hijab in public schools even without Muslims making much fuss”.

Noting that it was not partisan, MURIC maintained that the religion or political party of a President or Governor does not matter so long as he or she was transparent, credible and fair to all.

Akintola added, “We are not supporting any political party. Neither are we supporting Muslims in public offices. All we are interested in is good governance. MURIC is particularly interested in politicians who are fair to Muslims in this country.

“We will support a president or governor who gives Muslims their dues, fights corruption and observes democratic tenets no matter what religion, tribe or political party he belongs. Yet we do not encourage any Muslim president or governor to maltreat Christians and traditionalists. Those who come to equity must come with clean hands. We are for fairness to all.

“But we will not allow Muslim haters to rest whether at federal, state or local government level. We will use every constitutional means at our disposal to give extremist crusaders a run for their money because this country belongs to all of us. Muslims will no longer remain underdogs in this country: oppressed, repressed and downpressed.

“We are watching governors in the South East who are in the habit of depriving the minority Muslims of their Allah-given fundamental human rights. They refuse to give Certificates of Occupancy (C of Os) for mosques. They demolish mosques at will while heads of tertiary institutions disallow Muslim students from worshipping and building mosques inside campuses. They also demolish existing make-shift mosques on campuses using flimsy excuses.

“In conclusion, we appeal to Governor-Elect Fayemi to make his in-coming government inclusive and to redress the wrongs done to Ekiti Muslims by his irritant predecessor by giving them befitting government posts and returning to them all their civil rights. Apart from a proportionate number of commissioners, permanent secretaries and board chairmen, we particularly demand that the post of secretary to the state government should go to a Muslim since both Fayemi and his deputy are Christians. In return, we urge Muslims in Ekiti to give the in-coming Fayemi regime all necessary support”.

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MURIC again?

What happened to appointing the most qualified not based on religious affiliations? What happened to appointing the most qualified not based on tribal affiliations?

Religion and Tribal sentiments is the bane of Nigeria.

What sort of stupid trash is this?

This muric is a nuisance to nigerians everywhere

E don start.....

We warned about this scenario.....
Ekiti oya obey the caliphate

Wọn ti gba ìjọba... Fayemi, over to you

That is number one ÀPC agenda totally islamic Nigeria. APC is a Islamic party.

This Muric people are mad!!!

Muric is right this time. Muslims were totally marginalized by fayose due to sheer hatred for islam. He publicly insulted Sheikh Muyideen Bello in ekiti a well respected Islamic scholar and preacher. How would Christians react if a governor publicly humilates Oyedepo or Adeboye? Muslims must have the majority of appointments in Ekiti this time to cushion the bad effects of the fayose marginalization. May Allah reward Prof. Akintola for fighting for we Muslims in this islamophobic country.

See the idiot MURIC mumu terrorist.And where was this fool when Buhari filled almost all the top positions in the APC government with fanatic hausa-fulani Muslims ?

Thought that is how the government of the day wants it

Paperwhite:
See the idiot MURIC mumu terrorist. And where was this fool when Buhari filled almost all the top positions in the APC government with fanatic hausa-fulani Muslims ?

Are Muslims not the majority in Nigeria? Are Christians up to Muslims in number? What is bad if Buhari appoints the majority in his cabinet?

ekiti state how na

Yes oh, Ekiti has been taken over

Let them dance to the ‘muric’ tune, after all they both have the same paymaster

Fayemi better complete his mission by heeding these people asap

APC BE WARN!!! if you're doing that your useless islamic thing, don't near SS/SE. We won't tolerate it. BE WARN!!!

Che Yoruba people say they are religious blind?

Ejimagift:
Muric is right this time. Muslims were totally marginalized by fayose due to sheer hatred for islam. He publicly insulted Sheikh Muyideen Bello in ekiti a well respected Islamic scholar and preacher. How would Christians react if a governor publicly humilates Oyedepo or Adeboye? Muslims must have the majority of appointments in Ekiti this time to cushion the bad effects of the fayose marginalization. May Allah reward Prof. Akintola for fighting for we Muslims in this islamophobic country.

error

APC is an anti Christian party,its an "Alliance for the persecution of Christians" Ekiti people should tighten their seatbelts as they begin the islamization ride

All my life I have always respected the Yorubas on their sense of religious tolerance.

But I must say that if utterances of this MURIC are not checked, the future might be bleak. MURIC should be called to order ASAP by Yoruba elders before things goes out of hand.

The bombings we watch in Arab worlds did not just start overnight. They also had time of tolerance. The bombing in north did not just start overnight, they had time of tolerance.

Now is the time to act. A stich in time saves nine.

Muslims should remember to vote PMB also. That's their punishment.

E don set!!..Ekiti State aint seen nothing yet

Sai barber!
Sai Fulani grazing routes and colonies in the SW region!

How about appointing people based on competency and qualification? Why must it be Muslim this, Christians that? At the end of the day, all these yeye terrorist organisations will box Fayemi to a corner and make him appoint a bunch of incompetent nincompoops.

Trouble dey o

So, MURIC is now the mouth-piece/ spokesperseon of the Federation now abi? They are now dictating what to do and what not to do, what is fair and what is not. We warned you guys o Hehehe

And MURIC has finally become more powerful than Osubunde

What is wrong with these mumu muric?

looool here we go again , always seeking for attention. Who so ever is competent should be appointed not based on religion biko.

I perceive religion of peace

Do me i do u people

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Must we attached everything to religion.
Now I believe MURIC is full of foolish people.

This MURIC professor just talks anyhow

MURIC don start again,hw many muslims dey Ekiti sef,cos in my home town,i can count d number of muslims in my town in Ekiti