Lagos State Governor, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode on Monday
commended religious leaders for upholding religious tolerance in the State and
complementing government efforts in offering essential services to the people
in critical areas such free medical care, provision of shelter and assistance
to the needy.
He said: “I want to thank you on behalf of our administration. In another two days, our administration will be two and half years and it has been two and half years of sincere religious tolerance in this State.
He said: “I want to thank you on behalf of our administration. In another two days, our administration will be two and half years and it has been two and half years of sincere religious tolerance in this State.
It has never been like this before; we have never
had any disagreement between or
among the religious groups or even among our
people on a tribal note and that also show that God is present in Lagos State.
“Religious leaders are significant in the development of the State and I can
say it easily.
There are too many things that even our policies do
not cover and a strong part of the civil society is our religious bodies
because in areas where we cannot give shelter, we cannot give advice and we
cannot give comfort, you have always been there. “There are so many things that
the churches are doing that are beyond spiritual.
There are
churches that are feeding people; they are taking care of health of the people;
they are taking care of maternal mortality issues, taking delivery of babies
where there are no hospitals and thereby complementing the efforts of
government.
That in itself deserves to be commended and I must
say a big thank you to all our religious bodies. I must also inspire you on.
What you are doing is not going unnoticed. I take note of everything that our
churches are doing and I commend you most sincerely from the bottom of our
hearts.”
He said as a sign of celebrating and appreciating
the religious tolerance in the State, the State Government would uphold and
sustain the interfaith parley which started last year, saying this year’s
edition will hold in coming weeks.
Besides, Governor Ambode said the modest achievements of his
administration were a product of the discipline learnt from religious
fellowship, and assured that no stone would be left unturned to make life
comfortable for residents. “We like to touch humanity which is the whole
essence of governance and that is why we are here. We will continue to do it.
The
electorate decided that somebody should come and represent and take care of
their interest and that interest we are ready to sustain, we are ready to
uphold; it is more about them not about us and I think at the end of the day,
this kind of visit gives me inspiration that we are doing it in the right way
and I want to assure that we will continue to work for the interest of the
people,” he said.
Earlier, Omobude said they were at Lagos House to
deepen the relationship existing with government and to identify with Governor
Ambode. He said the PFN leadership is thrilled by what God had been using
Governor Ambode to do in the State, saying the massive infrastructural renewal
and various policies were having positive impact on the people.
He said the church must not only criticize
government officials when they do wrong, but also commend them when they are
working in the interest of the people, adding that of a truth, the giant
strides of the State Government deserved to be commended.
He also assured that PFN would continue to partner
with government at various levels especially on matters relating to development
of the country.
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