Photo collage of The The Executive General Organizer, Boys' Brigade of the CSMC Worldwide, Most Senior Apostle Joseph Baoku and Governor Abdulrahman-Abdulrazaq of Kwara State.
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi-
The Boys’ Brigade of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, (CSMC) worldwide has called on the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, to reverse his government decision on the Hijab crisis in the interest of peace and harmony among the various ethno -religious groups in the state.
NATIONAL ACCORD recalled that violence had distrupted the reopening of 10 schools originally owned by Christian missions over the hijab crisis. The schools were then shut by the Kwara State government.
The Kwara State Government had on Wednesday, ordered the reopening of the affected schools to enable the students prepare for the upcoming external examinations without resolving the crisis which was threatening the peace of the state.
Reacting on the issue in a statement made available to Journalists in Bauchi on Friday, the Executive General Organizer, Boys’ Brigade of the CSMC Worldwide, Most Senior Apostle Joseph Baoku, said peace and harmony are promoted by the concept of secularism, meaning and treating all religions equally in a state.
“It is the responsibility of every government, at both state and national levels to ensure unity, peaceful coexistence, friendliness and tolerance among the various religions and ethnicities in the country. They should never allow a simple matter that could be resolved amicably to degenerate into violence”.
“We therefore admonish the Executive Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq, to reverse this decision in the interest of peace and harmony”.
“Peace and harmony are the paths always chosen by wise people in order to bring growth and prosperity in the society. Peace and harmony bring stability and order in society,” he stated.
Baoku wondered “why the Kwara State Government is rushing to reopen these schools without resolving the Hijab issue.
“The Hijab issue is still in Supreme Court, why is the government intervening, and their action is clearly a contempt of court. The government should allow the court to dispose off the matter instead of rushing in taking a stand.”