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The Muslim community in Ondo State has criticised the governor's choice to give back ownership of several public institutions. Alhaji Abdul Rasheed Akerele, General Secretary of the League of Imams and Alfas in Ondo State, spoke to reporters at a briefing yesterday in Akure, the capital of Ondo State. He said the moves were intended to give public property to select members of Faith-Based Organisations (FBOs). In his words, "Ondo State government should not return schools to faith-based organisations for the sake of future generations, the state's development, and even for the sake of the traumatised and impoverished masses." The state administration has already agreed to hand back four schools to their original owners, and is asking others who want their schools returned to do the sa