Lagos Warns Against Punishing Students For Hijab
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Idiat Adebule, has said that tutors general and principals in education districts across the state should not punish student who wears hijab and berets outside school premises pending the case currently in the court of appeal.
Adebule, who represented Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, spoke at the 2015 annual conference of the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria (MSSN), Lagos State Area Unit (LSAU), on Sunday.
It would be recalled that members of MSSN Lagos had sued the Lagos State Government over harassment of students who wore hijab in some public schools.
Though the students lost the case to LASG in the High Court, they have filed an appeal suit.
Adebule gave the warning while responding to the speech of the out-going President of MSSN Lagos, Kaamil Kalejaiye, on threats by some principals and tutors general in Education Districts one and five.
She said, "I have taken down the complaint on hijab as regards principals and tutors general in District One and Five. I will get across to all principals that until the court case, pupils can wear their hijab outside the school. Students can still wear their berets in the school premises and outside. I know that after the court case, we will have to come back to the table to discuss for a very positive conclusion."
Kalejaiye explained that the change in government should amount to an improvement in the yardsticks of development.
Among the yardsticks, he listed were education, health, agriculture, legislation, economy, science and technology among others.
He said, "We are yet to see any significant change in the education sector which happens to be the most important to us. It is our utmost belief that free education is not impossible in Nigeria. Education is a matter of choice and consequence; it is an investment choice that any leader has to make, but it pains that the students are made to pay so much and get lesser value.
"With our current situation, we should know that we have met the moral obligation to beckon on every Muslim the right to his/her religion. Now is the time to change our bankruptcy laws and fight against corruption to ensure that the pensions of our fathers and salaries of our elders are protected ahead of politicians' bonuses; and the time to protect social security for future generations."
The new president of the society, Saheed Ashafa, called on government at all levels to invest appropriately in education.
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Sodiq Oyeleke is a Media, Human Resources, Project Management and Public Relations Practitioner
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