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 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 own 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.
WhatMuslims 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.

Freemanan:

boss

Dharniel:


boss

Daddy

Hmm the best way and most dangerous way to divide a pple is among tribal and religious lines. With the way comments re flying up nd down nd d polity is heated up I fear for the unity of dx country. I "comment my reserve"

see d mofon who is accusing buhari of lopsided appointment..smh

Mxm Muslim group ko APC sponsored touts ni.

It is not as worst as what buhari is doing. Nigeria is a country with various tribes not a state.

See these ooo
When fashola and Ajimobi were naming Local govt chairmen how many christian was there....
Lol... All I need is balance competent govt...
Or does Mr.Peteru Ayodele Ifayose choose his commisioner from one local govt or did appoint all the permanent Sect. From one senatorial district or the head of boards from single constituteuncy huh...
So Lemme hear word...

Classicool:
See these ooo
When fashola and Ajimobi were naming Local govt chairmen how many christian was there....
Lol... All I need is balance competent govt...
Or does Mr.Peteru Ayodele Ifayose choose his commisioner from one local govt or did appoint all the permanent Sect. From one senatorial district or the head of boards from single constituteuncy huh...
So Lemme hear word...

and are you from Lagos or Oyo?? can you also give show us the lop-sidedness of both states governors as elaborated by the people of Ekiti??

Talk with facts brother!

hamgbol:


and are you from Lagos or Oyo?? can you also give show us the lop-sidedness of both states governors as elaborated by the people of Ekiti??

Talk with facts brother!

Lol bruh...
What I believe in is that equity... Putting Religious bases on govt will do us no good but harm...
Yoruba are known to be understanding even with our different religion... If a king says he doesn't want Ifa... So be it as long as he govern right and does oppress them... Also does short-change them...
I think that mentality of ours(Yoruba) of ancient time... Should be put to place in modern perspective too......
My state of Origin doesn't matter as long as Fayose govern right..

In as much is base on region/ constituency, I support him....we don't want any religious issue pls!