Many northern states disallowed teaching of Christian Religious Knowledge – Taraba Rep
Constituency in Taraba State, talks about his Bill seeking to standardise Christian education in Nigeria, in this interview with LEKE BAIYEWU
The second area we noticed was that in several schools, especially in northern Nigeria, having a certificate from a theological institution or seminary does not qualify you to teach in a public school. And several states in the North have refused to allow the teaching of Christian Religious Knowledge. They say there were no qualified teachers or educationists who could handle that. So, as of today, several states in the North don’t teach Christian Religious Knowledge.
You might wish to know that as of today, since 2017, a board was created without an enabling law – the National Board for Arabic and Islamic Studies – as a regulator and examination body for Islamic studies. And this board has been enjoying patronage without an enabling law. In the last few years that the board has existed, the National Assembly has appropriated money for it. I may read to you some of the functions of the board.
If you look at the powers and functions of the board, Section 7 makes it very clear. It says ‘…to develop, regulate and approve Christian education syllabuses at all levels of education; to monitor and collect data on Christian education; to certify Christian religious education instructors at all basic and secondary school levels.
The President and the Minister of Education also have critical roles to play in the administration of the council. What if they have a different religious bias?
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