Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has charged Muslims in Oyo State and across the country to leverage the lessons of Ramadan to work towards building a united and progressive nation.
This was contained in a felicitation message issued in Ibadan on Saturday -yesterday, March 29 – by his Chief Press Secretary, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju, to the Muslim Ummah on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr 2025.
Makinde congratulated Muslims on the successful completion of Ramadan 2025, hailing them for their endurance, faith, sacrifices, and trust in Allah throughout the holy month.
“I congratulate my brothers and sisters in Islam on the occasion of Eid-el-Fitr, which signals the end of Ramadan.
“I particularly laud them for their perseverance, faith, trust in Allah, sacrificial living, and good neighbourliness, among other virtues demonstrated before and during the fasting,” the Governor said.
He charged them to continue to uphold these values, pray, support the government at all levels, and work together to sustain the religious harmony enjoyed in Oyo State.
“As an administration, we have made a commitment to continue putting the people’s interest first and developing our great state sustainably.
“But we cannot achieve this in an atmosphere of religious disharmony and intolerance,” he said.
