FG Approve Use Of Hijab In Colleges
The Ogun State Muslim Council (OMC) has commended the Federal Government for approving hijab as part of uniform for female Muslim students in its colleges, describing the gesture as appropriate and compatible with the provision and spirit of the country’s constitution.
The OMC, in a statement in Abeokuta signed by its Secretary-General, Alhaji Kamaldeen Akintunde, said the government’s circular containing the approval could not have been otherwise given the recent verdict of the Supreme Court on hijab.
The council said the circular underscored the Federal Government’s stance on free practice of faith, noting that it would go a long way to check the fuss over the female Muslim’s head cover in some states.
The OMC implored the Ogun State government to toe the Federal Government’s path by issuing a similar circular to complement the religious freedom posture of the present administration.
It called on Muslims and Christians to co-exist and tolerate one another in the interest of the unity and development of the country.
