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Alleged ban of CRS in Osun schools: Media report not true - CAN •Published communique issued last year
Written by Oluwole Ige-Osogbo
Wednesday, 13 February 2013 00:00
CHAIRMAN of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Osun State chapter, Superior Evangelist Abraham Aladeseye, has said the media report purporting that the association, in a communique, alleged that the government has banned the teaching of Christian Religious Studies (CRS) in Muslim schools, is not true
Reacting to the development, the CAN boss said the published communique in the media was issued last year by the body over some issues, which had been addressed by the state government.
According to him, “the story referred to a communique CAN issued last year (Thursday, May 31, 2012), in which certain issues were raised and communicated to the government,” adding that the issues had since then been trashed out amicably to the satisfaction of both Muslim and the Christian communities in the state.
“It was around last year April that we wrote a simple letter to government over the issue of pupils wearing hijab, revival ground in Ilesha (Open Heaven Arena) and the proposed school uniform. And that we have trashed out among ourselves.
“This year, CAN has not issued any communique. In fact, we are to meet today (Tuesday). So, how could we have issued a communique before meeting,” Aladeseye stated.
He stated further that “about two weeks ago, we had an emergency meeting with the deputy governor under the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) where somebody raised the issue of cancellation of CRS in Muslim schools. The deputy governor said such insinuation is far from the truth and that we should inform government if they hear anything of such.”
Aladeseye said “on behalf of CAN in Osun State, we are satisfied with how the government in the state is handling religious matters. When we have axe to grind with the government, we would go and discuss and the governor would explain his own side of the matter. That has been the strategy so far.
“When you see something wrong, you say it out the way it is. Last year, when we had problem over hijab, we went to the governor, he told us to go and solve the problem ourselves. CAN and Muslim leaders met and that had been resolved for long now.”
The error is regretted and the story is hereby retracted - Editor
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Alleged ban of CRS in Osun schools: Media report not true - CAN •Published communique issued last year
Written by Oluwole Ige-Osogbo
Wednesday, 13 February 2013 00:00
CHAIRMAN of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Osun State chapter, Superior Evangelist Abraham Aladeseye, has said the media report purporting that the association, in a communique, alleged that the government has banned the teaching of Christian Religious Studies (CRS) in Muslim schools, is not true
Reacting to the development, the CAN boss said the published communique in the media was issued last year by the body over some issues, which had been addressed by the state government.
According to him, “the story referred to a communique CAN issued last year (Thursday, May 31, 2012), in which certain issues were raised and communicated to the government,” adding that the issues had since then been trashed out amicably to the satisfaction of both Muslim and the Christian communities in the state.
“It was around last year April that we wrote a simple letter to government over the issue of pupils wearing hijab, revival ground in Ilesha (Open Heaven Arena) and the proposed school uniform. And that we have trashed out among ourselves.
“This year, CAN has not issued any communique. In fact, we are to meet today (Tuesday). So, how could we have issued a communique before meeting,” Aladeseye stated.
He stated further that “about two weeks ago, we had an emergency meeting with the deputy governor under the Nigerian Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) where somebody raised the issue of cancellation of CRS in Muslim schools. The deputy governor said such insinuation is far from the truth and that we should inform government if they hear anything of such.”
Aladeseye said “on behalf of CAN in Osun State, we are satisfied with how the government in the state is handling religious matters. When we have axe to grind with the government, we would go and discuss and the governor would explain his own side of the matter. That has been the strategy so far.
“When you see something wrong, you say it out the way it is. Last year, when we had problem over hijab, we went to the governor, he told us to go and solve the problem ourselves. CAN and Muslim leaders met and that had been resolved for long now.”
The error is regretted and the story is hereby retracted - Editor
