Muslim community in Edo heas expressed appreciation to Governor Godwin Obaseki- administration for its socio-economic and infrastructural development in Edo during the past seven years.
The Muslim faithful gave the commendation during the Alaghodaro Ju’maat Prayer at the Benin Central, shortly before Friday Ju’maat Service
It would be recalled that the 2023 Alaghodaro Summit, christened “The Edo Story: Creating Shared Opportunities into the Future” is aimed at marking Obaseki’s seven years of administration in the State.
Muslims who spoke at the prayer session include Abdul-Fatai Enabulele, the Chief Imam of Benin Central Mosque, and Zubairu Dada Abubakar, Edo State Commissioner for Youths and Humanitarian Affairs.
Others are Sheik Ibrahim Oyarekhua, Chairman, Edo State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Bashiru Kadiri, retired Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Tajudeen Suleiman, Chairman, Akoki-Edo local government council among others.
Alhaji Enabulele, while enumerating the several socio-economic and human-oriented policies and programmes of the governor, maintained that the governor, no doubt deserves more accolades.
He prayed for a good successor of the governor who according to him would consolidate on Obaseki’s laudable policies and programmes.
While appealingly to the governor not to relent in his development strides in the remaining part of his administration, the Chief Imam, however, prayed for the governor’s good health for him to finish well.
On his part, Ibrahim Oyarekhua, Chairman, Edo State Pilgrims Welfare Board, noted that Muslims in the state must be grateful to the Governor for the support towards Islamic activities in the state.
Alhaji Oyarekhua said that apart from the governor’s good works that are visible for the people to see, Governor Godwin Obaseki has also done a lot to make Muslims in Edo happy.
“It is on record that it is during the present government of Governor Godwin Obaseki that the world-class Muslim Hajji camp was built and commissioned in the State.
“He has never closed his eyes against anything that has to do with Islam activities.
“He is the only governor who won an award recently as the best serving governor and best friendly governor to Hajj management in Nigeria and in the whole of Southern states.
“The governor was honoured with the award by an independent body known as Independent Hajji Reporters in Abuja.
“No governor both in the past and present has won the award before. If he was not doing well, the body wouldn’t have given the award. He won it for fourth time,” Oyarekhua stated.
He assured that Muslims in the state will continue to give the governor the needed spiritual and moral support to finish strongly as well as whoever will succeed him.
Also, speaking, Zubairu Dada Abubakar, Edo State Commissioner for Youths and Humanitarian Affairs, commended the Muslims in the state for their support towards the state government.
He, however, urged them not to renege in their support for the government, particularly in the remaining one year of the administration for Obaseki to produce a worthy successor that would consolidate on policies and programmes.
Bashiru Kadiri, the former permanent secretary of the state said the government has done a lot in the areas of agriculture and other sectors
He noted that in years to come agriculture which had been the mainstay of the country’s economy will again replicate itself in Edo.
He said it would go a long way in boosting the state’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and the internal revenue.
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