Osun State CAN gives Aregbesola ultimatum to return Schools

Osun State chapter of the
Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has
given a seven-day ultimatum to the state
government to reverse the merger of
schools and return them to their original
owners.
The state government had, last week,
commenced the merger of public primary
and secondary schools in the state under its
schools reclassification programme.
CAN in a letter addressed to the state
Governor, Mr’. Rauf Aregbesola and signed
by its state chairman, Rev. Elisha Ogundiya,
urged Aregbesola to revert the new
education policy in the interest of peace and
tranquility in the state.
Also, CAN called for 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 averse to and it is 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.”