Oranmiyan Annual Ramadan Lecture: Clerics Eulogise Aregbesola For His Infrastructural Programmes In Osun

By Ismail Kolapo

The chief Imam of Offa, Sheik Suliman Muheedeen, has eulogized Governor Rauf Aregbesola for giving back to the society through the infrastructural development in Osun.

Muheedeen noted that Aregbesola administration has fulfill his electoral promise for the residents of the state

The cleric disclosed this at the third Ramadan lecture, organized by Oranmiyan group in collaboration with enroute Rauf to commemorate his 61st years birthday.

He said, the restructure of education system in Osun has given the children of the common man the opportunity to have access to quality education.

According to him, the government built the new schools purposely for Osun residents that cannot avoid private schools for their children to benefit.”

“Aregbesola has transformed the state even beyond the expectation of the people, hence the need for a successor that would continue the good job for the progress of the state”

“All the aspirants should know that God is only the King maker not a human being and it’s important to work for the masses rather than to work for selfish interest because electorate are there to vote for a candidate who would govern them.”

He warned the electorate to desist from collecting money from aspirants before electing them to an office so as be able to have a say when they fail to fulfill their electoral promise.

He advised the youths not allow themselves to be used as a political thugs, saying they should also see themselves as important persons that also have brighter futures

Speaking, an Islamic scholar from Osun state polytechnic Iree, Alhaji Musbahudeen Orimadegun, charged the youth to seek knowledge in their youthful age.

He urged the youths on the need to engage themselves on lawful business so as to have bright future after their studentship.

He admonished electorate to vote for intelligent, energetic, and trustworthy person into power in the coming gubernatorial election in Osun state.

He said, people should look for anticipated of an aspirant and the blueprint that would favour the generality of the state.

Sheik Daoud Alfanla, in his own lecture tasked political office holders to endeavor to find out the needs of the people they govern in order to proffer solution to their problems.

Alfanla cited examples of prophets in the Quran who had compassion for the people they govern and task those in the seat of power in Nigeria to emulate them.

Earlier, Mr Niyi Aluko, the Coordinator of the Oranmiyan Group said the Ramadan lecture was to celebrate the 61st birthday of Gov. Rauf Aregbesola who happens to be the founder and mentor of the Oranmiyan Group worldwide.

Aluko said Aregbesola was worth celebrating because he had transformed Osun in his seven and half years as governor , praying that whoever become the state next governor should continue with the developmental programmes of the Aregbesola’s administration.