The Conference of Islamic Organisations, CIO, has made a passionate plea to Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos state to allow Muslim girls wear hijab to schools.
The former Governor of Lagos, Babatunde Fashola had banned the use of hijab in all Lagos public schools, forcing the muslim community to sue the state government over the issue.
But when members of the CIO paid a courtesy visit on the Lagos Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdullateef Abdulkareem on Tuesday in his office at the Government Secretariat, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria they pleaded for a reserve of the order.
Coordinator, CIO, Alhaji Abdullahi Shuaib said one of the thing they demanded from Ambode before he became governor was to protect religious freedom, saying that all over the world, muslim women were distinct because of hijab they normally wore.
He said when hijab was outlawed in Lagos school, the freedom of the female Muslims was breached, saying that it was as if government was at war with the Muslim community.
“This issue is very critical and the Lagos State Government should look at it critically. Muslims have ways of life which cannot be taken away from them, which is to use hijab,” he said, adding that even in advanced countries, Muslims were not restricted from using hijab.
He appealed to the commissioner to prevail on the governor to allow Muslim girls wear hijab to school.
Shuaib also called for Public Faith Participation (PFP) in the running of government by engaging Imams to help drive home government policy to the people using the pulpit, saying that the Imams were closer to the people and well placed to inform the people about the policies of government.
He appealed to government to pay Imams honorarium so that they would have the feeling that they were part and parcel of government.
Speaking, Abdulhakeem said he would present their demands to the Governor Akinwunmi Ambode and urged them to furnish the state with database of their members which he said would be used for website while each member would be presented with a unique identification number.
He called on faith-based organisations to generate employment by setting up business organisations that would create jobs while government would provide the enabling environment for them to thrive since it would be impossible for government to employ everybody.
The commissioner charged to buy into the ‘adopt a school programme’ of the state government and take the lead in molding characters of Lagiosians.
He said they could use their pulpit to teach members of the society to be law abiding and to desist from breaking traffic laws.
Mumu people wey no get work. I get work for all mumu Muslims ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ReplyDeleteIn my own personal option, I think Lagos state should not listen to all their noise because I know this is for security reasons. Is it not better to do away with Hijab for now in order not to give chance to terrorist to kill us any how.
ReplyDeleteOH GOVERNOR PLEASE DON'T ALLOW THIS OR WE WILL SOON START HEARING "WOOOOOOM, "DOOOOOM" "GBUUM - GBUUUUUM" ALL OVER LAGOS. DON'T LISTEN TO THEM. Jay 2, Abuja.
ReplyDeletethese people self! in a country that lacks development. Islamic Clerics are asking for stipends??? What is in this Hijabb thing self? does it show Godliness?? If B/Haram has started using it to cause trouble why are we insisting on wearing it? Even countries that are more ISLAMIC than Nigeria have stopped the wearing of Hijabb for now until terriorism is abated, cant nigerians just reason straight???
ReplyDeleteI would definitely not allow my child attend a school where there are students in hijab. If Ambode wants to turn schools into Muslims-only schools, let him designate some schools as "Muslims only". Or perhaps have special schools for hijab-clad students.
ReplyDeleteIf the use of Hijab will be allowed in Public schools i think it should be school appropriate. It should be part of the school uniform of the school which only Muslim students that need to wear Hijab use. If the school uniform is white and blue, the Hijab should be either of these 2 colors made out of the same material as the uniform, this will make students look more like students and less like a tailor's apprentice. I believe everyone has a right to their own religion but if something is a uniform lets make it a uniform. I see students that attend Muslim schools and their uniform and they look nice wearing it, they look like students not like the nonsense that obtains in the public schools.
ReplyDeleteI don't think u understand the subject matter here, we r talking of security Frm Boko haram u are talking about uniform. What does uniform has to do with Boko haram hiding bomb under hijab
DeleteIdol worshipers also have their own way of life. If every religion is allowed to dress in their "way of life", there would be chaos all over the place. Once a standard has been set, everybody should follow that standard. In Kano State, whether you are a Christian or Muslim or Idol Worshiper, you must wear a head scarf to attend a public school if you are a female. Why are the Christians not clamouring for removal of the head scarf requirement?
ReplyDeleteOf all the problems facing Lagos State, which of them would Hijab solve?
Nice comment from everybody , that shows we are united against terrorism except for some few disgruntled elements
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