Osun govt has no plan to Islamise the state - Speaker

SPEAKER, Osun State House of Assembly, Honourable Najeem Salam, has commented on the recent speculation that the present Osun State government has finalised arrangement to islamise the state.Speaking with newsmen in Ilorin, at the weekend, during the just concluded two-day workshop on constitutional powers of legislature, Salam said  the state government’s plan was to promote peaceful co-existence among religions, which inturn will accelerate socio-economic development of the state. “The rumour being peddled round on the issue was the handiwork of enemy of peace and progress of Osun State,” he said.Salam, who described the allegation as false, said “Christians are more inclusive than Muslims in the administration of Mr Rauf Aregbesola.”He said “look at the state assembly, where 26 members are, Christians are more than Muslims even at the state executive council headed by Mr Aregbesola. So, how come the state will be islamised?”The lawmaker added that apart from this, there was no church activities the governor would not be featured in as a demonstration of the administration’s commitment to secular state.While describing the allegation of the Islamisation of 0sun State as the handiwork of enemies of progress in the state, Salam said the development would not stop the government of Mr  Aregbesola from pursuing people-oriented policies capable of accelerating the socio-economic development.He, therefore, called on Christians and Muslims to ignore the insinuation of Islamisation of Osun, but should continue to work together to bring peace and development to the state.On the country’s insecurity, the Speaker called for more funding to the nation’s security agencies.This, he said, would assist them in tackling the incessant killings of innocent Nigerians in the country.He said “the way and manner innocent Nigerians get killed for no just cause should be of concern to appropriate authorities in the country.”He added that “the government should be up and doing as regards this ugly trend, because many lives have been wasted due to the insurgency of the dreaded Boko Haram in the country.Salam, who described the recent bomb blast in Kano as worrying, said it was high time the government rose to the nation’s security, so as to move the nation forward.He stressed that this ugly situation, if not checked by the government, might hinder investors from coming into the country to invest, noting that “no investor will like to invest where violence is prevalent.”Salam, who called on the tiers of government to address the youth’s unemployment said such step would also help reduce insecurity in the country.

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