The
Incorporated Trustees of Kingdom Human Rights Foundation International, has
dragged the Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osibanjo, the Minister of Education,
Adamu Adamu and the Federal Ministry of Education before the Federal High Court
in Abuja over alleged removal of Christian Religious Studies, CRS, from the
academic curriculum of studies for Nigerian schools.
The
group, in an Originating Summons it filed pursuant to section 6 and 10 of the
1999 constitution, as amended, is praying the court to determine whether or not
the removal of CRS as a separate subject from the academic curriculum of
studies for Nigerian schools amounts to breach of rights of Christian
children/students to freely acquire sound Christian education in line with the
constitutionally guaranteed right of freedom of conscience and religion and
belief.
“Whether or not the removal of
CRS as a separate subject from the academic curriculum of studies for Nigerian
schools is an act capable to cause religious and ethnic conflict in Nigeria.
“Whether or not the new education
curriculum which introduced Islamic Arabic Studies and French Studies as two
optional subjects and mandating that one of the subjects must be taken by every
student, does not amount to indirect, systematic and clandestine compulsion on
Christian students to take up Islamic Studies in the event of non-availability
of a French teacher, contrary to their religious belief and therefore
tantamount to systematic Islamization of Nigeria in view of section 10 of the
1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
“Whether or not the Honourable
Minister of Education has the power to remove CRS as independent academic
subject in Nigerian schools.
As well as, “Whether or not the
inclusion of Islamic Religious Knowledge as a separate subject of study in the
new education curriculum without corresponding availability of Christian
Religious Knowledge, amounts to systematic denial of Christian students the
rights to acquire sound Christian Education and good moral values as guaranteed
in the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria”.
Upon determination of the
questions, the plaintiff is urging the court to among other things; declare
that the removal of CRS as a separate subject from the academic curriculum of
studies for Nigerian schools is an act capable of causing religious and ethnic
conflict in the country.
Likewise, a declaration that the Minister of Education lacked the power to remove CRS as an independent academic study in Nigerian schools.
Likewise, a declaration that the Minister of Education lacked the power to remove CRS as an independent academic study in Nigerian schools.
The plaintiff wants, “An order of the court
setting aside the controversial and ill-conceived education curriculum that
deliberately excluded CRS as a separate course of study in Nigerian schools”.
And “an order of court
perpetually restricting the 2nd and 3rd defendants (Minister of Education and
Federal Ministry of Education), from illegally, arbitrarily and
unconstitutionally altering, reviewing, amending, varying or in any manner,
changing Nigerian primary, secondary or tertiary education curriculum in a
manner that will exclude, expunge, erase, remove or in any manner, alter
Christian Religious Studies”.
The Attorney General of the
Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, SAN, was equally cited
as the 4th defendant in the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/570/2017. Meanwhile, no date
has been fixed for hearing of the suit which is yet to be assigned to any
judge.
Meanwhile, no date has been fixed for hearing of the suit which is yet to be assigned to any judge.
It will be recalled that the
Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, had condemned the new secondary school
curriculum introduced by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development
Council (NERDC).
CAN insisted that CRK was removed
from schools’ curriculum, even as it asked the Presidency to direct the
Ministry of Education to publish details of the new curriculum on its website
“so everyone can see what it contains”.
However, the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu,
refuted CAN’s claim, saying CRK and IRK are compulsory subjects for Christian
and Muslim students respectively.
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Yet some idiots even from the south would open their dirty mouth and say one NIGERIA. Zoo republic.
ReplyDeleteCRK,IRK,Civic education, Social studies and Security studies now fall under an omnibus subject known as Religious & National Values. I don't know why certain groups are crying wolf. Could this be plain ignorance or calculated mischief?
ReplyDeleteSit down there. You never know it's an indirect strategy.
DeleteYou be MUMU
DeleteNo wonder Nigeria is becoming a God-forsaking nation. Our children will find it difficult to know about God.
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame to the education minister that is used by the devil!
Isn't this singular act by the Minister of Education enough for the National Assembly to institute the process for him to be sacked?
ReplyDeleteIt will truly be ridiculous to see Adamu Adamu still occupying that seat in the next 72hrs.
Let that Adamu wey dey 'damu' our curriculum go face tribunal. Shit!
ReplyDeleteSuch all always happens in a country like Nigeria...zoooo
ReplyDeleteGod will always expose secret strategies and agenda of evil men in our Nation
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