Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, on
Monday visited the troubled Baptist High School, Iwo, saying his administration
never approved the wearing of hijab by female Muslim pupils.
The governor, who was dressed in the school
uniform with a cap, said this while addressing parents and pupils of the
school.
He added that his administration neither approved
the use of hijab nor disapproved it before it became a subject of litigation
before the state High Court.
The governor said pupils should continue to use
hijab in the schools where they had been using it and warned against
introducing it in schools where they had not been using it.
Some Christian pupils last Monday started wearing
religious garments to BHS as a form of protest against the use of hijab in the
school which was founded by Christian missionaries.
Some other pupils also wore dresses to identify
with their religions. Some of them dressed like masqueraders.
The Monday visit to the school was aimed at
resolving the crisis which has triggered altercations between some Muslim
leaders and their Christian counterparts.
Aregbesola said, “We are a product of the rule of
law and this has guided all our actions. As we have said in the past, we have
not approved the use of hijab in any school. Let me repeat this to the hearing
of mischief makers who have been working tirelessly to bring religious war to
our state.
http://www.punchng.com/metro-plus/aregbesola-visits-school-says-govt-never-approved-hijab/
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