The Christian Association of Nigeria in Osun
State has given a seven-day ultimatum to
Governor Rauf Aregbesola to stop the merger of
public schools in the state.
The Chairman of Osun CAN, Rev. Elisha
Ogundiya, who stated this in a letter to the
governor by the association, said failure to stop
the new education policy would be met with
“appropriate actions.”
A copy of the letter dated October 9 and signed
by Ogundiya was made available to our
correspondent in Osogbo on Thursday.
The letter read, “However, we observe that the
foundation of Christian faith is being
threatened by some of the state government
policies, especially in the education sector,
which the church is strongly averse to and is
not ready to compromise.
“Therefore, CAN on behalf of the entire
Christians in the state, unanimously resolved
that the state government should stop the
merger of schools forthwith; reverse the
changing of single sex schools to co-educational
schools in order to preserve the religious
character of each school; and return all mission
schools back to their original founders.
“Hence, CAN on behalf of the entire Christians
in the State of Osun, is requesting that the state
government takes appropriate steps to revert to
the status quo within seven days with effect
from the date of receipt of this letter.
“If there is no concrete and sincere step taken
before the ultimatum expires, the CAN, Osun
State chapter will take further appropriate
actions.”
The state government has started schools
reclassification and restructuring whereby
primary and secondary school level of
education are divided into elementary, middle
and high schools.
Schools are being merged in the process and
this has attracted severe criticisms from some
quarters especially from Christians who believe
that the policy would erase their Christian
heritage.
Specifically, members of the Osun Baptist
Conference had resisted the attempt to merge
male students with the female students of the
Baptist Girls High School, Osobo on October 2.
They also protested the merging of hijab-
wearing pupils with the pupils of Baptist High
School, Iwo.
But Aregbesola has already allayed fears of
Christians and other religious groups about the
merger saying “ no single group, organisation
individual, religious or social body’s interest
would suffer as a result of the ongoing re-
classification and reform.”
The governor in a statement by his media aide,
Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, urged the people of the
state “to discountenance any untrue and
baseless insinuation some anti-progress
elements may be spreading across the state.”
He explained that the new policy was not aimed
at erasing Christian heritage but was one of the
efforts being made by the state government to
transform the education sector in the state.
Source: punchng.com

Does the governor not have something else to do?
Was this in his manifesto?
Nawaoo. 1st shaa ... u know now

Religion Apologists disguising in the name of Restructing Education Sector! Upgrading life-long heritage values will be a better option than destroying it!Eberu Olorun