smothly: 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

Education is advisable but not mandatory per se.

There is freedom to stay home if someone doesnt like following standard regulations.

Besides, boko haram is fighting against western education anyway.

And there's quite a lot of anti-education preaching on nl, now may be the time to follow such. How many of our celebrities wrnt to school?

There's nothing wrong with wearing hijab to school, hijab is not the same as burka which is a full body wear. Its just a scarf!

Thats a very good thing to do,because if you allow it to continue,very soon the muslim will demand it as a right that all muslim women should wear it to school.

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smothly: 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

You are still hoping, they will even see fashola as supporting infidels. They will even turn it political and say fashola is betraying muslims and supporting GEJ and CAN.

Soon the Northern Elders forum,the arewa youth and Northern governors forum will start asking tinubu to call fashola to order.

This is just the beginning.

I love this Governor I am not from Lagos but I like his doings

Any Muslim student who want a hijab pls go Pakistan's embassy n collect visa. Abi na Iran, i go pay. Leave south west Nigeria Yoruba are not fanatic. God bless Yoruba. Iam not from there. Proudly Akwa Ibom son

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

Freedom to practise, not to disturb others.

Moderators and co put on ur bulet proof vest and carry ur AK-47 and prepare for E-WAR and E-BOMBING. Prepare to censor comment against the lag govt. How dare the lagos govt ban wearing Hijab.

abubello:
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?

so because a muslim girl wants to cover her head, she should ignore every rules that guide school uniform eh. that means cherubim and saraphim girl can wear her sultana to school, a pagan can wear his otumopko cloth to school huh. when there is no rules there is no sin. if ur girl wants to wear hijab to school no problem as long as u will allow my daughter to carry otumokpo to school

Praying on the assembly ground too should be abolished. The banning is not right just because secularity favours one religion than the other,all we want is equality and religious freedom...

abubello:
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?

i doubt if u know the meaning of the word nake:dness.

funnyx: There's nothing wrong with wearing hijab to school, hijab is not the same as burka which is a full body wear. Its just a scarf!

what about wearing sultana or otumokpo safety cloth to school? after all it wont cover the whole body just some parts

abubello:
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?

Cover her nak.edness from he goats

browncool: I love this Governor I am not from Lagos but I like his doings

yes me too

Kudos to Fashola for this. I personally thought with the level of our extreme religious affiliations,sentiments,a man can make policies devoid of sentiments,partialities,hatred. I was once hearing of Osun state governor taking biased decisions in the name of religion. Our nation will delay in meeting her goal if we allow religion,ethnicity comes before credibility,performance,accountability and good governance. Again,another bold decision by a true leader.

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

You can say that again. That guy runs Osun state like one Almajiri state. His fanatism no get part 2.

fabolakers: What's HIJAB?

Useless scarf

seunfly: That is a good move, why should we religionizing every thing office, school, economic and politics. Yet the religion does not show in our behaviour.

Thank you jare!

@abubello,The ordeal of the nothern christians,shall come upon you.Amen.

9jadelta: what about wearing sultana or otumokpo safety cloth to school? after all it wont cover the whole body just some parts

Those were not required by their religion to be worn so your argument hold no water. Islamic religion recommend head covering for women the other religion you refer to didn't.

abubello:
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?

Can see your point and although there were meetings before an agreement was reached one cannot determine how wide the consultations were. This is where the state assembly comes in (just wonder what their job is exactly) as they are closer to the grassroots than the executive and can truly represent the wishes of the people.

Unilateral decisions even by government can lead to extremism. LASG should handle this matter carefully.

abubello:
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?

Covering of hair equals covering your modesty
I'm learning

~Islamaphobia~

mekaboy:

You are still hoping, they will even see fashola as supporting infidels. They will even turn it political and say fashola is betraying muslims and supporting GEJ and CAN.

Soon the Northern Elders forum,the arewa youth and Northern governors forum will start asking tinubu to call fashola to order.

This is just the beginning.

How did you know?,you too much.Waiting for the response of ACN/CPC/ANPP/Buhari/Shekau/Yerima etc

Aderostock: 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.”

http://www.punchng.com/news/lasg-rejects-hijab-in-public-schools/

So thats Y they made the school fees virtually unaffordable by the average Nigerian family.

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

LWKMD!

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

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

And who is stopping anyone from practising their religion?

People like you, read everything upside down, constantly looking for a way to cause a fight- and the next excuse would be 'religion'??....

*spits*

funnyx:

Those were not required by their religion to be worn so your argument hold no water. Islamic religion recommend head covering for women the other religion you refer to didn't.

SO what are islamic school meant for? These are public schools. No religion symbols allowed. Ifa priest should also come in Ifa kente

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

Lmao. True jare!

abubello:
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?

pls hw is wearing of uniform exposing a girls unclothedness or u dey see thru cloths....