Lagos State Government says pupils in its public schools are only allowed to wear conventional uniforms to the school.

It added that usage of other appendages, including Hijab, a head scarf for Muslim women, would not be allowed.

The Commissioner for Education Mrs. Olayinka Oladunjoye, said this on Tuesday at a press briefing in Ikeja, adding that usage of Hijab and other religious materials in public schools was against government’s policy.

She said, “I summoned a stakeholder’s meeting that was chaired by the Commissioner for Home Affairs and Culture, Alhaji Oyinlomo Danmole. The Muslim students were represented at the meeting, Lawyers were represented. We discussed the issue at length and we reached certain agreement.

“We agreed that students could only use their Hijab when they want to go for prayers, when they want to read Qur’an, and when they are going for Jumat prayer on Fridays.

“It was agreed that no student should wear Hijab on her uniform. Doing so will cause confusion and break down of the law.

“Whoever wish that his daughter should be wearing Hijab while going to school and within the school should send such child to a private Muslim school,”

The commissioner, who said the government was committed to overhauling the education sector, added that the administration had spent over N7bn in upgrading the Lagos State University.

Oladunjoye added that the government would continue to provide qualitative education “by all means”.

She said various educational development programmes like Eko Project, Support Our Schools Initiative, and specialised development programmes for teachers and administrators in 20 specialised areas, were parts of government programmed to boost education.

She said, “For the teachers and administrators, we are boosting their capacities in areas such as subject mastery, leadership, classroom management, assessment and evaluation, ICT, Basic Accounting and many others.”

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Thank GOD he is a practising muslim before people will start seeing him as a religious fanatics. From time immemorial to the early 2000 there was nothing like hijab and student did not die neither were they less religious. Yerima n his sharia craze popularised hijab. Since its not part of the uniform, i say kudos to Fashola for banning it.

That is a good move, why should we religionize every thing office, school, economic and politics. Yet the moral of the religion does not show in our behaviours.

Correct!

Good move, just hope admin don't move this thread to sharia section

Under d rule of law everybody has equal rights.


Lagos is a secular state.

Lusola15: Lagos is a circular state.

Henhen, which state is rectangular but I got ur idea
o! (its secular)

now that's how to rule a secular state. god bless fashola for that

I seee...

Good one

9jadelta: now that's how to rule a secular state. god bless fashola for that

they said its ""CIRCULAR'' now....

U can c now dat Fashola is not bias irrespective of his religion., so y clamour for a christian to succeed him at must?

If you want hijab,go and school in Zamfara
Na so e dey start from hijab to jihad

Okay oh,I just hope this action won't spring up another conflict in lagos between government and muslims..............we are tired of killings here and there oh

what happens to freedom to practice one's religion

CONFIRMED!.........

babyosisi: If you want hijab,go and school in Zamfara
Na so e dey start from hijab to jihad

abubello: what happens to freedom to practice one's religion

What happens to proper school uniform imposed by the state

Fashola is not a true moslem.

Allahu Akbar!!!

#carrying ak47 on my back#

abubello: what happens to freedom to practice one's religion

what happens to rule and regulations that guide schools and public places?

building mosque in government offices should also be ban

abubello: what happens to freedom to practice one's religion

Shattap or better ask Fashola... Fanatics

Is school a mosque

abubello: what happens to freedom to practice one's religion

Nothing has happened to the freedom to practise one's religion.Just jejely transfer your daughter(s) to a private Muslim school.Simples!

phemmyutd: building mosque in government offices should also be ban

i heard mosque and churche in lagos government house has been demolished. don't know how true sha. but i support it . nigeria is a secular country where atheist, echanka, hindu, budhists etc live . and no religion should intimidate people because they are majority

9jadelta: what happens to rule and regulations that guide schools and public places?

so those rules and regulations should override ones religious injunctions? Why should a muslim girl who wants to cover her modesty be forced to expose her nak.edness to the public?

Fashola is great reformer, he is gradually getting rid of all the nonsense plagueing Lagos state.

What's HIJAB?

Nice move!!! if hijabs would be allowed then traditionalists should also be allowed to wear their igbadi, ifunpa, onde to schools

babyosisi: If you want hijab,go and school in Zamfara
Na so e dey start from hijab to jihad

seconded!

Ogebni or what do they call him from Osun take note.