OSUN SCHOOLS MERGER: CAN GIVES AREGBESOLA 7 DAYS ULTIMATUM

Osun state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has given

a seven day ultimatum to the state government to reverse on the merger of
schools it recently embarked upon in its Schools reclassification programme.


In a letter addressed to the state Governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola and signed
by the state chairman of CAN, Rev’d Elisha Ogundiya, the Christian body
urged Aregbesola to revert the new education policy in the interest of
peace and tranquility in the state.

Also, the Christian organization called for the return of schools to their
original owners and a reverse on the changing of single sex schools to
mixed schools, saying that would help to preserve the religious character
of the schools.

The body said failure of the state government to reverse to the status quo
on the state education system would make it take further actions on the
matter.

CAN also advised Aregbesola to take the interest of all religions into
consideration while making policies, saying that he was voted into office
by both Christians and Muslims.

The letter reads “we observe that the foundation of Christian faith is
being seriously threatened by some policies of the state government,
especially in the education sector, which the church is strongly adverse to
and it’s not ready to compromise.”

Reacting, to CAN threat, the Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy
of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Mr Kunle Oyatomi said
“you don’t reverse a policy that will bring  up decent, brilliant and
successful students in the schools.”

He appealed to CAN and other interest groups in the state to be tolerant
with the state government on the new education policy in the state,
stressing that “if there is any government with human feelings,
Aregbesola’s government has demonstrated in many ways that Osun state is a
reference point in human development index.”