Osogbo—Osun
State Christian Association of Nigeria, OSCAN, has directed all female
Christian students in both primary and secondary schools in the state to wear
their church garments to their different schools, beginning from Monday. There
was however palpable tension in some schools in different parts of the State
including Osogbo, the state capital yesterday over the controversy on the use
of hijab by female Muslim students during school hours. Christian leaders
having realised that Muslim girls now wear hijab to public schools, agreed that
by next Monday, Christian students will begin to wear their garments such as
those for Boys Brigade, ushers, Girls Guide, choristers, band boys, white
garments and others. Hijab-protestVanguard authoritatively gathered that
messages have been sent to churches to mobilise their members to ensure that
their children comply with this directive. Already, Director of DSS in the
state met Christian and Muslim leaders separately on Wednesday pleading for
peace. A judge of Osun State High Court, Justice Jide Falola had delivered a
judgement last Friday in favour of a case instituted by Osun State Muslim
Community against the State Government on the right of female Muslim students
in public schools in the state to use hijab on their school uniforms. Nigerians
should hold Aregbesola responsible — PDP Meantime, Osun State chapter of the
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said Nigerians should hold Governor Rauf
Aregbesola responsible, if more damage is done to the state’s education system
through the brewing crises over wearing of hijab in public schools by female
students. The party in a statement issued in Osogbo by its spokesperson, Prince
Diran Odeyemi, said Muslims and Christians in Osun state have coexisted long
before now without crises and blamed the rising tension on Governor Aregbesola,
whom it accused of planning to destabilise the state for some political
reasons. ”Govt has no hand in the judgment” In a swift response, the state’s
Solicitor General, Abiola Adewemimo, said; ‘’It has come to the notice of the
State Government that the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN alleged that
the judgment of the High Court of the State in favour of the right of female
pupils to wear hijab in public schools was masterminded by the State Government.
‘’While we consider this to be unfortunate, we hasten to remind all religious
groups, Christians, Muslim and traditional religious worshippers that the
Judiciary is an independent arm of Government that is responsible and not under
the control of the Executive in anyway.
Osogbo—Osun State
Christian Association of Nigeria, OSCAN, has directed all female
Christian students in both primary and secondary schools in the state to
wear their church garments to their different schools, beginning from
Monday.
There was however palpable tension in some schools in different parts of
the State including Osogbo, the state capital yesterday over the
controversy on the use of hijab by female Muslim students during school
hours.
Christian leaders having realised that Muslim girls now wear hijab to
public schools, agreed that by next Monday, Christian students will
begin to wear their garments such as those for Boys Brigade, ushers,
Girls Guide, choristers, band boys, white garments and others.
Hijab-protestVanguard authoritatively gathered that messages have been
sent to churches to mobilise their members to ensure that their children
comply with this directive.
Already, Director of DSS in the state met Christian and Muslim leaders
separately on Wednesday pleading for peace.
A judge of Osun State High Court, Justice Jide Falola had delivered a
judgement last Friday in favour of a case instituted by Osun State
Muslim Community against the State Government on the right of female
Muslim students in public schools in the state to use hijab on their
school uniforms.
Nigerians should hold Aregbesola responsible — PDP
Meantime, Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, said
Nigerians should hold Governor Rauf Aregbesola responsible, if more
damage is done to the state’s education system through the brewing
crises over wearing of hijab in public schools by female students.
The party in a statement issued in Osogbo by its spokesperson, Prince
Diran Odeyemi, said Muslims and Christians in Osun state have coexisted
long before now without crises and blamed the rising tension on Governor
Aregbesola, whom it accused of planning to destabilise the state for
some political reasons.
”Govt has no hand in the judgment”
In a swift response, the state’s Solicitor General, Abiola Adewemimo,
said; ‘’It has come to the notice of the State Government that the
Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN alleged that the judgment of the
High Court of the State in favour of the right of female pupils to wear
hijab in public schools was masterminded by the State Government.
‘’While we consider this to be unfortunate, we hasten to remind all
religious groups, Christians, Muslim and traditional religious
worshippers that the Judiciary is an independent arm of Government that
is responsible and not under the control of the Executive in anyway.
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