Thursday 13th July, 2023
PRESS RELEASE:
FRIDAY PRAYER IS
SANCROSANT: LAGOS MURIC SENDS 'SOS' TO MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AS LAGOS TIMETABLE
BLOCKS JUMU’AH PRAYER.
The Lagos State Chapter of the Muslim Rights
Concern (MURIC) has called the attention of the Ministry of Education in Lagos
State to an insensitive schedule of examination released by the government as
the pupils and students of public schools across the State commenced the third
term examination today, 13th July 2023.
The time table according to the State Chairman
of MURIC, Dr Busari Jamiu Muhammad Ademola flagrantly denied Muslim teachers
and students their Allah-given and constitutional rights of observing Jumu'ah
prayers by scheduling the third paper to be held on Friday 14th July
within the period of Friday Obligatory Prayer.
The Statement reads:
"It's disheartening to note that the time
table released for the conduct of third term examination 2022/2023 academic
session across the public senior secondary schools in Lagos State did not
consider the religious and constitutional rights of Muslims. Hundreds of Muslim
teachers and students are denied the right to observe Jumu'ah prayer on Friday,
the 14th of July, 2023. It was noticed that the third paper on that day
commences at 1.45pm (it was earlier scheduled to start at 1.30pm) while
ironically the second examination on the same day ends by 1:00pm.
"This is a gross bridge of rights. How on
earth would the concerned Muslim teachers and students observe
their obligatory Jumu'ah on that day?
"We are therefore making a passionate
appeal to Lagos State Ministry of Education and our peace loving and performing
Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu to, as a matter of
urgency, reverse the time table and give Muslim teachers and students time to
observe their prayers knowing fully well that in Lagos, Jumu'ah prayer is
observed between 1 pm and 2:30 pm.
"The rights to education and freedom of
religious practice of all Lagosians must not be trampled upon by anyone. Muslim
students and teachers across the state must not be psychologically tortured
with insensitive and incessant moves of some officers at the helm of our
affairs.
God bless Lagos State!
God bless the Federal Republic of Nigeria!
Dr. Busari Jamiu Muhammad Ademola.
Chairman, MURIC Lagos State Chapter.
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