Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has said on Sunday, that the people of Oyo State cannot be divided along religious lines while he told some persons seeking to divide the people through religion toibd other jobs too.
Governor Makinde, stated this while addressing the congregation at the St Paul Anglican Church, Yemetu, Ibadan, during the 80th thanksgiving service for his mother, Mrs. Abigael Omojolagbe Makinde, stated that the state is too interconnected to be divided along religious lines.
As gathered by OYOMIND.COM
NG, the Governor said that, some religious activists who are seeking to divide Oyo people along religious lines would not succeed because, every home in the state has a full complement of both religions.
According to the him, the nature of families in Oyo State was such that adherents of different religions, especially Islam and Christianity co-habit in the same family.
He stated that religion cannot, therefore, be exploited as a weapon to divide the people and cause disaffection and disunity in the State.
The Governor added that though it had become clear that some people “do not want the Government to succeed,” he was appreciative to God and the people for their continued support, promising that his Government would continue to serve the State.
The Governor said: “I want to greet the Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta states, Alhaji Dawud Akinola because he is here with us today. What this means is that those who are seeking to use religion to divide us should look for another job.
“As a government, we will do what is right and proper. There is not one family in this state that there is no Muslims or Christians, so, issues of religion cannot divide us in Oyo state.”
