The Lagos Government under Governor Babjide Sanwo-Olu has authorised the immediate implementation of the policy in all schools in the state.

This was contained in a circular released by the Lagos state Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola on Monday, December 5, 2022.

The circular was copied to relevant stakeholders, including the Deputy governor, Speaker of the House of, the Chief Judge of the state, Secretary to the State Government, Commissioners, Permanent Secretaries/ Tutors General, Local Government Chairmen, Teaching Service Commission Chairman, heads of tertiary institutions and Chairman, State Universal Basic Education Board.

It explained that having exhausted all legal avenues on the matter and the verdict of the Supreme Court that students should be allowed to wear the hijab if desired, it had no choice but to abide by the law.

It added that its desire to enforce compliance is immediate.

Although the circular stated that a Comprehensive Guidelines on the use of the Hijab in schools will be issued by the government in due course, “however, you are to note that the judgement is binding on all schools in the state.”

Even though Muri-Okunola did not differentiate between public and private schools, he said that as a law-abiding administration, the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu government directs all accounting officers that “the contents of this circular for immediate compliance and give it the deserved service-wide publicity.”

The statement titled, ‘Supreme Court Judgement on use of Hijab in Lagos State Schools,’ reads partly, “It is hereby notified for general information that the Supreme Court Judgement SC.910/2016 delivered on the 17th of June, 2022, on the use of Hijab as it affects Pupils/Students in Lagos State Schools has declared that Students should be allowed to wear the Hijab if desired.

“A Comprehensive Guideline on the use of Hijab in Schools will be issued by the State Government in due course, however you are to note that the judgement is binding on all schools in the State.

“As a law abiding administration, all Accounting Officers are to note the contents of this Circular for immediate compliance and give it the deserved Service-wide publicity.”

Meanwhile many have commended the state government saying the effort is a way for educational system.

TheNiceGuy:
Were you or your child Forced to use hijab?

Why are you angry?

SirBlack999:
Lol. Slowly, they're creeping down south

NwaMamaIwota:
it takes only a determined mind to drag a case till Supreme Court and to think such determination is coming from people that have been deceiving Yoruba Christians that religion doesn't matter in South West just to keep them subdued and naive.
I thank God many Yoruba Christians are no longer falling for that crap and have been seeing them and their tricks.
they made sure that Osinbajo's ambition was dead and maligned him in the most wicked manner ever calling him unprintable names just because he's a Yoruba Christians even when he's over qualified than their preferred choice Tinubu.
they said Muric is on his own yet Tinubu urchins who are mostly Yoruba Muslims are already here on nairaland pre-primaries telling you that it's Tinubu or nothing, meaning they don't rate Osinbajo and will never support him should he emerged.
Same people are pushing for Muslim-Muslim ticket telling people that yoruba Christians will fall in line because they knew they'll deceive them with their usual lines that "religion doesn't matter"

The same Yoruba Muslims that said religion doesn't matter are gradually pushing for Sharia laws in Yoruba land and before you know it boom it's already in supreme Court and it'll be ruled in their favour.

Dear Yoruba Christians, it's time to wake up and stop living in lies and deceit
these guys don't rate you and will never do.
the facts are there.
it's their religion first and nothing else.

Yoruba Christians/traditionalists ronu
God bless real Omoluabis and Yoruba land.

GoodLife4live:
nyamiri olodo .. nothing like Yoruba Christian and Yoruba Muslim....

In every Yoruba family we have Muslim and Christian.....

U are just decieving your nyamiri flat heads followers.... OSU lunatic

Antoeni:
At this point, I'm tired of Tinubu and his baggages. This man is a time-bomb waiting to explode on our faces if nothing is done to checkmate him.
For those rooting for this man, are you guys out of your senses?
Do you know the security and economic risk of having a President with the following baggages;
*Age unknown
*Parents unknown
*Place of birth unknown
*Childhood friends unknown
*Primary school attended unknown
*Secondary school attended unknown
*Source of wealth unknown
*etcetera
I really pray that God will not allow this calamity to be-fall us, because I don't think that Nigeria can survive a Tinubu presidency after this calamity called Buhari.

NwaMamaIwota:
Yoruba Christians should wake up.
they compel you to hate igbos who are the only ones that sees through their dubious act while they spread all over SW.

in the next 60 years Nigeria might not be one again and you won't have igbos to hate by then but you'll have these monsters among you and they would have grown stronger than you.
it's just a matter of time before 100% Sharia implementation in SW region.

Yoruba Christians wake up or risk extinction.
yoruba Muslims are not your brothers as they parade themselves to be.
real Yorubas wake up now before it's too late.

SirBlack999:
Lol. Slowly, they're creeping down south

GoodLife4live:
nyamiri fool... Go and watch is interview at chattam house on you tube...

TheNiceGuy:
Is Oshinbajo a Muslim?

Even you here attacked him several and call him names like fake Pastor, mere commissioner, errand boy and sort.

You all supported Amaechi against Oshinbajo during APC Presidential primary but here you are feigning love for acclaimed Yoruba Christians

You think you can hoodwink Yorubas to support their crude haters? Keep trying

NwaMamaIwota:

stale trash
Yoruba Christians (real Yorubas ) are waking up
Hahahahahaha
game over for yoruba Muslims

Penguin2:
MURIC never talk finish and Sanwolu don rush dey Obey.

Na so him fear MURIC reach?

Boy boy governor

hopeforcharles:
Bulshit it should be not be made compulsory for all but, based on one's decision.

Pupils/Students in Lagos State Schools has declared that Students should be allowed to wear the Hijab if desired.