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 Eliti 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 7 months, 18 days 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
tours of duties in the State. Currently, the
following distribution pattern of political
and top bureaucrats prevail under Governor
Ayodele Fayose’s watch:
1. Governor - 1 Christian, Muslim, NIL ;
2. Deputy Governor - 1 Christian, Muslim, NIL;
3. Speaker - 1 Christian Muslim, NIL;
4. Deputy Speaker - 1 Christian Muslim, NIL;
5. Judges - All Christians, Muslim, NIL;
6. Special Advisers - Christians, 1 Muslim;
7. Secretary to the State Government - 1
Christian, Muslim, NIL
8. 14 State Commissioners - All Christians,
Muslim, NIL;
9. Chief of Staff - 1 Christian, Muslim, NIL;
10. Director General (Due Process) - 1
Christian, Muslim, NIL ;
11. Chairman, Petroleum Task Force - 1
Christian, Muslim, NIL;
12. 26 No Permanent Secretaries - All
Christians, Muslim, NIL ;
13. 13 No Executive Secretaries - All
Christians Muslim, NIL;
14. 5 No Chairman/ Members of SUBEB - All
Christians, Muslim, NIL;
15. 5 No Chairman/ Members of HASC - 4
Christians, 1 Muslim;
16. 5 No Chairman/ Members of EKSIEC - All
Christians, Muslim, NIL;
17. 5 No Chairman/ Members, Governing
Board of EKSU – All Christians, Muslim, NIL;
18. 7 No Chairman/ Members of College of
Education - All Christians, Muslim, NIL;
19. 7 No Chairman/ Members of Governing
Board of College of Health Tech - All
Christians, No Muslim;
20. 16 Education Secretaries President – All
Christians, Muslim, NIL;
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

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This people are idio...ts! We are talking about regions and sections here. Not religion.


Besides the problem of insecurity today is caused by...........

I did not say anything oo

Fayose is myopic that he is appointing only muslims in his cabinet. The South West an almost equal number of muslims and christians, that live peacefully.

They should move to Osun where Islam is the only criteria used by aregberascal.

OrlandoOwoh:
Fayose is myopic that he is appointing only muslims in his cabinet. The South West an almost equal number of muslims and christians, that live peacefully.

Ekiti is predominately Christian.

And the few muslims from there are not even educated

These are the people who voted buhari because he's a Muslim. Hence underscores the fact that the last election was a religious contests.

These people are more demagogical than religious. This statement, if true, should come from APC.

Or is APC the same with Islamic organizations?

This is a shame.

Fayose appointment is based on merit and d constituency that gave him much vote, if they don't like it they should move to osun

[quote author=ERODEDEAST post=37698202]...And this once think they are MUSLEMS


E-dyart I expect you to be thinking more about biassfra rather than masturbating on matters like this. Hun