The Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Ekiti State Chapter, has urged Muslims across the state to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji for a second term on October 16, 2026, in large numbers, and to conduct themselves peacefully.
The Council gave the directive on Sunday, October 4, 2026, at its monthly meeting held in Okemesi-Ekiti, Ekiti West Local Government Area.
According to a communiqué from the meeting, the Council directed that Muslim women to appear in white dresses and white hijab, while men should wear white caps, and enjoined all faithful to arrive at the venue very early.
The President of NSCIA, Ekiti State, Alhaji (Dr.) Hammed Afolabi Bakare, FCA, while addressing members thanked the people of Okemesi for turning out in large numbers to host the meeting.
He urged Muslims in the state to support Muslim candidates seeking election into various offices in the 2027 general elections, particularly Hon. Barr. Tajudeen Ahmed and Hon. Barr. Olarewaju Ibrahim.
In a lecture delivered at the meeting, the Chief Imam of Ikole-Ekiti ,Imam Abdul Azeez Olatunbosun implored Muslims to be their brother’s keeper by helping one another at the point of need without discrimination, stressing that Muslims are one in Islam.
The President of the Muslim Students’ Society (MSS),Engr. Tajudeen Mustapha also charged Muslim youths to build themselves for the future and advised the Supreme Council to constitute committees in each local government area to support Islam politically.
Earlier, Hon. Chief Tajudeen Adejumo gave a report on preparations for Governor Oyebanji’s swearing-in on October 16, reiterating the call for early arrival and proper dressing in white for the ceremony.