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We won’t allow hijab in Kwara mission schools – Catholic insists

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We won’t allow hijab in Kwara mission schools – Catholic insists

The Catholic Bishop of Ilorin Diocese, Reverend Paul Olawoore, has disclosed that the church was not in concurrence with the government over the utilisation of hijab in mission schools.

Rev. Olawoore also criticised the government using force to take control of mission schools in Kwara State.

He, however, against the government position on the issue discouraged any type of violence.

He said, “I don’t want any confrontation that will inflict pain or any kind of injury on anybody. Neither do I wish that anyone should lose his or her life on this issue.”

The Prelate, who is also Chairman of the Kwara State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), stated that now is ideal opportunity to join hands to show that peaceful cohabitation and forbearance was the best approach.

CAN’s Director of Ecumenism and Interfaith Dialogue, Rev. Fr. Ralph Ajewole, disproved reports that Christians in the state had consented to the use of hijab in government mission schools. He portrayed such reports as deceits.

He said, “We insist that the Catholic Church rejects and condemns the use of hijab in our mission schools, the cleric said.

“No matter how hard anyone tries to change the narrative, we stand with CAN that the use of hijab is totally rejected in schools built and owned by Christians.”

The Catholic Church, often referred to as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with approximately 1.3 billion baptised Catholics worldwide as of 2018.

As the world’s oldest and largest continuously functioning international institution, it has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilisation.

The Catholic Church in Nigeria is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the Curia in Rome, and the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN).

The present president of the CBCN as of 2020 is Augustine Obiora Akubeze, Archbishop of Benin city, who was preceded by the Archbishop of Jos Catholic Diocese, Ignatius Kaigama.

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