- A statement made by the Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi on the conversion of Mosques to schools in Nigeria has been condemned
- Junaid Mohammed has said the Emir's statement is mischievous and should not be dignified
- Junaid said he was not surprised at the Emir's statement because he speaks from both sides of his mouth
A statement made by the Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi on the conversion of Mosques to schools in Nigeria has been condemned.
The
former Joint House Leader of the defunct Peoples Redemption Party and
Chairman of the foreign relations committee Junaid Mohammed said the
Emir's statement is mischievous and should not be dignified.
Junaid said he was not surprised at the Emir's statement because he speaks from both sides of his mouth.
He said: “Ordinarily,
I won’t dignify the statement credited to the Emir with any response
because the Emir talks from both sides of his mouth."
However,
confirming that the number of Mosques in the Northern region of Nigeria
surpasses educational institution, Junaid said the problem can be
solved by building more schools rather than converting the existing
Mosques.
Though, I agree that there are
too many mosques all around and more functional schools need to be
built, I don’t think converting a mosque or church to school is what
will solve the problem," Junaid said.
“I
believe the issue of million beggars on streets in the North is what
should have formed the basis of discussion and not the issue of
converting mosques to schools," he said.
While
speaking at the graduation ceremony of 2,500 Post Graduate Diploma and
Nigerian certificate in Education, the Emir of Kano while condemning the
level of education in the North said Mosques should be converted to
schools.
Sanusi said the conversion of Mosques to schools will boost educational level in the region.
If
you look at our educational needs viz a viz the infrastructure deficit,
it has become imperative to convert existing mosques to primary
schools, and aside cost reduction in this era of recession, it would
accelerate education development in the region," Sanusi had said.
However, despite the condemnation, the Emir seems not to be alone in his recommendation.
Balarabe Musa reacting to the comment made by Sanusi said the Emir's statement is in order.
Musa said: “I believe the conversion of mosques into primary schools is in order.”
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