Cleric wants return of mission schools

Date: 2019-07-26

The Head of Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church Worldwide, Most Rev. Samuel Abidoye, has appealed to the Kwara State Government to return the schools which it took over from the missionaries, a few years ago, to their owners if it cannot maintain them.

Abidoye, while calling the attention of the state government to dilapidated infrastructure and congestion in classrooms, suggested that government should hand over the schools to their respective owners for proper maintenance.

He said, speaking with journalists in Ilorin during 50th anniversary of the Cherubim and Seraphim College, Sabo Oke, Ilorin, the head of the Church said the neglect had hampered teaching and learning environment in schools.

"We appreciate the state government for grant-aiding the schools in accordance with the edict during the military era, which gave the government the opportunity to pay the salaries of full time staff; but apart from the payment, there has not been any contribution of note from the government in respect of physical development which had made the existing buildings to be dilapidated as well as made our classes to be congested by having over 100 students in a classroom.

"How on earth will a teacher be able to teach conveniently and the students assimilate teachings?"

The church leader also said the state government should consider returning mission schools to original owners as was done in other states for effective management and development."

Reacting to a recent religious crisis in a secondary school in the state, Abidoye advised government to allow religious tolerance in schools, saying various mission schools should be allowed to practise their religious belief in their schools without interference from external bodies.

The cleric, who called on the Federal Government to find a lasting solution to insecurity challenges in parts of the country, said there should not be any sacred cow in any section of the country.

FG denies closure of DR Congo embassy "Issue of kidnapping and killings in the country have left citizens with one eye open. The abduction and the killings are no longer restricted to a part of the country as it has gradually spread to every part of the geopolitical zones of the nation.

"The security of this nation is now the concern of all. Nobody can say where next. The security forces in the country seem not to be in charge any longer. If care is not taken, these crises may not end well for us. We do not pray for another civil war," he said.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

11th Galadima     Lawal Jimoh     Mohammed Saidu     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Ojuekun     Ogbondoroko     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Jimba Babatunde     Dankaka     Noah Yusuf     Wole Oke     Sunday Otokiti     Abdullahi Saadudeen Alikinla     Bayo Lawal     Salami Adekunle     Aliyu Salihu     Jimoh Akani     Okoolowo     Tope Daramola     Falokun-Oja     Obayomi Azeez     Lanre Jimoh     Age AbdulKareem     Shao     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Chartered Institute Of Personnel Management Of Nigeria     Amule     Congress For National Consensus     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Aminat Omodara     Saliu Shola Taofeek     Rebecca Olanrewaju     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Saadu Alanamu     Olaoye B. Felix     Lotus Bank     Tsaragi     Ojuekun Sarumi     Idris Amosa Saidu     Adesina Simon Sodiya     James Kolo     Jani Ibrahim     Kwara Basketball Association     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Apado     Laduba     Minimum Wage     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Borgu     Oba-Solagberu     Bola Iyabo Ibiyeye Adisa     Turaki Of Ilorin     MalHub     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Ado Ibrahim     Olupako Of Share     Patience Jonathan     Popo-Igbonna     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Katibi Ibraheem Adeola     Abdulmutalib Shittu     Bolakale Kawu     A.E. Afolabi     Temitope Ogunbanke     Ajia-Bako     Kola Olota     Wale Oladepo     Usman Rifun     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Simeon Sayomi     Makama     Jebba     Sheikh Ariyibi     Standard Organization Of Nigeria    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Manzuma     Isiaka Gold     SAPZ Project     Okanlawon Taiwo     ER-KANG Mining     Valsolar     Ajasse-Ipo     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Aliyu Adebayo     Afonja     Millennium Development Goals     Pilgrims Board     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Government High School Adeta     Gbugbu     Funmi Salau     Rihanat Ajia     Abdulkadri Ahmad Alaiye     Kayode Yusuf     Abiodun Abdulkareem     Isau     Roheemat Hammed     Abubakar Usman Jos     Aisha Abodunrin Ibrahim     Saidu Isa     Olatinwo     Jumoke Monsura Gafar     Radio SBS     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     NITDA     Ilorin Emirate     Kannike     Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf     Tinubu Legacy Forum     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Abatemi-Usman     Onikijipa     Ghali Alaaya     Oke-Ero     Afonja Descendants Union     Ilorin Likeminds Foundation     Tsado Manman     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Tanke     All Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools     Hussein Oloyede     Kwara State Pension Board     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Risikat Lawal     Pakata Patriots     REO CAKES     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Umaru Saro     Women Radio     Jare Olatundun     Emir Of Yashikira     Babatunde Idiagbon     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations     Adedeji Onimago     Muhammadu Buhari     M.Y. Abdulrahaman     Adanla-Irese     Tafida Of Kaiama     20 Billion Bond     NYSC     Bolaji Abdullahi     Ibrahim Bio     KWASSIP     TETFUND     Ella Supreme Tissue Paper     Wahab Abayawo     Otoge     CKNG     Kwara Consultative Forum     Salman Alada