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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS HOSTS EID-UL-FITRI AT 20 LOCATIONS

By Leo Ezekiel

Speaking as the Honourable Commissioner, Ministry of home affairs, Dr. Abdulhakeem AbdulLateef at Agege Local Government Area Maternity Sango, Agege, Lagos at the celebration of EID-UL-FITRI, the Hon. Commissioner Dr. Abdulhakeem AbdulLateef said that it gave him great pleasure to welcome all and sundry to year 2018 Eid-Ul-Fitri celebration which was been observed simultaneously at 20 locations across the State, adding that these festivals were held at the State House, a centralized arrangement did not allow a vast majority of the populace especially the class of the people whose attendance were mostly required to participate as HE. The Governor of Lagos State a man of his words as he keeps promises.

Speaking to the audience through a Director at the Home Affairs Ministry, lagos State who read the speech prepared by the Hon. Commissioner Dr. Abdulhakeem AbdulLateef as he said as part of the strategies of the governor was to deepen his policy of inclusive governance when he did promise to decentralize the celebrations of Eid-Ul-Fitri and Christmas and that in 2017, these great and holy festivals as well as Eid-Ul-Kabir were held for the first time in each of the 20 local government areas, thus the paramount reason for bringing the celebration of Eid-Ul-Fitri to their doorsteps was to make possible the participation of those that are likely to left behind in the celebration especially the needy, the less privileged, the very young and the very old as this was in the spirit of Ramadan Kareem.

The Hon. Commissioner said that, His Excellency is pleased with the ways Muslims in Lagos State practice Islam according to the Holy Qu’ran and Lagosians are prayerful, tolerant, hospitable, loving and caring as these are the characters distinguish them and under score our uniqueness, adding that His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode does not discriminate in any form as he supports freedom of religion and Lagos is largely safe in his hands and Lagosians would continue to thrive from his good governance adding that participatory governance could only be reinforced if everybody registers and collects the Permanent Voters Card (PVC) as well as use the PVC to support continuity of good governance.

Speaking to the audience the First Lady of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode through the spouse of the Executive Chairman of Agege Local Government Area, Hon. Egunjobi said that Ramadan is the month of prayers, blessings and during which all and sundry are expected to draw closer to God and pray always as the 30 days fasting has rounded off. She said they have many reasons to give thanks to Almighty Allah and as well as appreciate His Divine Favour on Lagos State and residents, adding that they witnessing an era of good relationship between Muslims and Christians in the State.

Speaking further, the First Lady of Lagos State, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode said that because of good relationship between Muslims and Christians in the State, the State is massively recording good governance of dividends of democracy as the State enjoys enduring and satisfactory level of peace, unity, improvement were been felt at the home fronts, communities, Local Government Areas and Local Council Development Areas as well as there is a adequate security of lives and properties.

Speaking with Iconblaze Magazine Online, the Coordinator of Ambode Amazon, Coimrade Tawakalitu Ajoke Balogun said that Ambode Amazon is a group of women who unanimously supports His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode with his policies of making Lagos State working effectively and efficiently for the overall good of all Lagosians. She said that, they are supporting Governor Ambode for continuity in the office come February 2019 general elections, adding that the All Progressive Congress (APC) has actually provided the dividends of democracy for the Lagosians as in the provision of good roads network, health care delivery, transportation, employments of numerous persons into various sectors of the State economy.

Comrade Balogun said that Governor Ambode has proved the doubting Thomasses that he has the sharp eclatic intelligence to govern the State. Comrade Balogun advised every electorate to make sure he or she gets the Permanent Voters Card (PVC) which is the legal instrument to enabling them to perform their fundamental human rights by voting in the February 2019 elections.

Speaking with the Iconblaze Magazines Online, the Agege Local Government Area, All Progressive Congress (APC) Party Chairman. Hon. Babatunde Azeez said that the performing governor of Lagos State Ambode has uncommonly done well in his first term, adding that he deserves another tenure so as to make his administration leave sands of times on the marbles. He advised all the electorate to make sure that they have their Permanent Voters Card (PVC) for the February 2019 general elections.

The event had a quiz competition for school children and the quiz competition was largely educative and all that, giving the vote of thanks, the Vice Chairman of the Agege Local Government Area, Hon. Abiodun Ogunji thanked the first family and the honorable Commissioner of Ministry of Home Affairs, Dr. Abdulhakeem AbdulLateef for putting the event together. He thanked the Governor for the new overhead bridge the government of Lagos State is constructing at Pen Cinema axis and other dividends of democracy Governor Ambode and his cabinet has provided for all and sundry.