Eid-el-Firtri: Ajimobi canvasses politics of intellectualism, devt. among politicians
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has charged politicians in the state to embrace politics of intellectualism, development and poverty alleviation rather than politics of brigandage, character assassination and name calling.
He gave the charge while speaking shortly after observing the Eid prayer at the Agodi Eid Praying Ground, Ibadan on Monday.
The governor, who noted that the state had risen beyond the hitherto pedestrian level when politics of violence, brigandage, character assassination and name calling used to hold sway.
“All we are doing in Oyo State now is politics of intellectualism, development and poverty alleviation. All of us in the position authority and leadership should be ready to develop Oyo State and help it to grow,” he said.
Governor Ajimobi also called on the people of the state to continue to live in harmony and support the present administration in its transformation policies.
He stressed the need for the people to continue to live in unity and peace, noting that without peace, it would be difficult to achieve meaningful development in the state.
The governor called on the people of the state people to accommodate one another, irrespective of religious, political or ethnic differences.
While canvassing Godliness among the people, he pointed out that it was the duty of the Godly and the virtuous people in the society to always preach to the bad ones so that the problems of insurgency, armed robbery and political violence in the country would be a thing of the past.
In his sermon, the Chief Imam of Ibadanland, Sheik Suara Busari Haruna admonished the Muslim community to continue to pray for the country to overcome its present security challenges and particularly, as the 2015 general elections gathered momentum.
He enjoined Muslims to see the month of Ramadan as the period of necessary training and orientation for them on how to pattern their lives for the remaining 11 months of the year.
