Muslim s kick against return of schools to missionaries

By Adeolu Adeyemo - 05.09.2008

Muslim community of Oyo State on Thursday kicked against the stance of the state governor, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, towards agitation for the return of schools to their owners.

Akala had, while receiving members of the Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo Old Students’ Association led by the National President, Mr. Olusegun Ahmadu, in his office, said returning schools to their former owners was one of the corrective options to re-introduce discipline and good morals into schools, thereby bringing back the lost glory of education system in the country.

The Muslim community, in a communiqué made available to newsmen in Ibadan and signed by its chairman, Alhaji Waheed Olajide and secretary, Alhaji Wahab Gbadeyanka, described the development as unfair.

It said such move was deliberate to widen the educational gap existing in the state to the disadvantage of the Muslims. The community said the return of schools to missions by government was uncalled for, adding that it registered its opposition to such action.

It called on the government to consider opportunities rather than favouring a particular group, adding that a lot of government investments were in these schools and government could not afford to hand over the assets to a few.