Muslims in Ekiti on Tuesday defied the directive of some of their leaders not to collect Sallah gifts from Governor Ayo Fayose. The muslims trooped in their numbers to the government house in Ado Ekiti to collect the rams distributed by the governor for Eid-el-Kabir celebration.
Earlier, Muslim leaders under the auspices of League of Imams and Alfas, Ekiti State, urged members to reject the gifts on the strength that their members were not adequately represented in Fayose’s appointments.
Another group later countered the League of Imams and Alfas for that action, describing those persons as impostors, who were not known in Islam circle.
Fayose, however, said he won’t allow himself to be dragged into playing politics with religion in the state.
The governor urged Muslims to prevent themselves from being used as instruments of politics by desperate politicians, who are bent on maligning his government at every slight opportunity.
According to him, “I won’t allow anybody to drag me into playing politics with religion. What I am doing today is a demonstration of love and support for the Muslims. I am not that kind of a leader who does things with religious interest.
“I will do same to Christians at Christmas exactly what I am doing to Muslims today.”
This is what many consider to be part of what is now called stomach infrastructure.
