Bishop David Oyedepo, the General Overseer of Living Faith Church, has
warned the federal and state governments against attempting to compel
secondary school students of Christian backgrounds to offer Islamic
Studies or Arabic Studies.
warned the federal and state governments against attempting to compel
secondary school students of Christian backgrounds to offer Islamic
Studies or Arabic Studies.
According to Dailypost, Bishop Oyedepo gave the warning immediately after an emergency meeting held
by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, in Lagos on Thursday.
by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, in Lagos on Thursday.
Addressing newsmen at the PFN Headquarters in Isolo, Lagos, Oyedepo said government had no right to force subjects on anybody.
He added that by stopping Christian Religion Studies CRS, at the
Senior Secondary School level, it automatically meant that it would not
be embraced at the tertiary institutions.
Senior Secondary School level, it automatically meant that it would not
be embraced at the tertiary institutions.
He said, “You cannot force our students to study Islamic Studies or Arabic Studies.