The Governor of Osun State, Rauf Aregbesola, has denied claims that he is behind the hijab crisis rocking the education sector in the state.
“Let me say this there is no official pronouncement on hijab. I have not ordered the use of hijab in schools and I challenge them to bring evidence,” Aregbesola said during a roundtable on developing collaborative framework for education organised by the Development and Advancement in Western Nigeria.
“It might interest you that my wife does not use hijab, my daughter does not use hijab. So, I did not order the use of hijab.
“My view on Islam is why I am suffering unmerited persecution. My crime is that I struggle to be a good Muslim and not because I hurt anybody.”
Celebrating idiocy
The governor insisted that there was no crisis in the state’s education sector and accused the media of celebrating idiocy by focusing on the decision of some “misguided students” of Baptist High School to wear church garments to school.
He said it was wrong for any religious body to claim the ownership of any public school in the state as government took over the schools about 41 years ago.
The governor also said it was not true that schools founded by Muslim were merged with schools established by Christian missionaries.
He explained that the hijab crisis started in 2012 when four Muslim students were prevented from using hijab after they were transferred to Baptist High School from a school where they were allowed to use hijab.
Muslim clerics storm schools
Meanwhile, some Muslim clerics stormed some public schools in Osogbo on Monday, insisting that female Muslim students should be allowed to wear hijab to the schools in accordance with the judgment of the Osun State High Court.
Our correspondent gathered that the clerics went to St. Charles’ High School and Ife Oluwa Middle School early in the morning but the teachers told them it would take a directive from the Ministry of Education for that to happen.
“Some Muslims came this morning and said they wanted to enforce the use of hijab. We explained to them that we will allow our students to wear hijab whenever we get instruction from the state government to do so,” the Principal of St. Charles’ High School, Mr. Anthony Famoriyo, said.
“You know that everything we do in schools follows procedure; what you teach, the way you teach. We are not against any group. We are here to teach our children and that is our mission.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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You did mr. Governor, You are the worse govt. in the history of nigeria
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ReplyDeleteOgbeni abi wetin dem dey call u. You are a fool and disgrace
ReplyDeleteIdiot.Who is then behind it?Is such thing happening in Lagos or any other South West state? You are just an empty block head and opportunistic charlatan trying to inflame passion of religion in other to be relevant. He is a diseaster ! That tells you the type of people in apc.Osun people sorry ooo! Nigeria sorry oooh! . Na part of the change mantra be that. Look the face self..like a castrated he-goat.Governor ko! Governor Ni!
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So who order it. Maybe its Mr Buhari
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ReplyDeletethis man is a Yoruba man not a Mallam believe him he did not.... he is still grasping on the problem of not paying workers salaries and someone is talking about hijab, we even hear his salaries are even frozen along with that of fayose please let him be
ReplyDeleteKai! Will someone that can't enforce the use of hijab in his house, enforce such in a state? Let the man be please. He has a table full of issues pass hijab brouhaha. Thank you
ReplyDeleteI beg,Leave this man to solve his worker's salary problem.Don't add hijab problem on his neck pls.Thanks.
ReplyDeleteWhat of if he did, was Fashola not a Muslim when he ordered that useless law in Lagos just to favour the Christians? Who doesn't know that hijab is a permanent part of Muslim women dressing culture all over the world. Is it the half hijab people are using here in southwest you called hijab, that people are even talking about? go to the north and see hijab as prescribed in Islam. Moreover does christainity allow women to go about without headscarf? Islamaphobia is a great disease, avoid being afflicted with it.
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