Rauf Aregbesola, the governor of the Osun state, has dopened up about the Hijab saga in the state, stating that he never ordered the use of Hijab by Muslims in schools.
The governor revealed this while speaking during the round table on Development Collaborative Framework for Education Development and Advancement in Osogbo.
He said: “If I permitted Hijab, would the Muslims have gone to court to challenge it? Is that not contradictory?
“Is it a crime that I am a Muslim, is it because I struggle to be a good Muslim that everything I do is being misunderstood? I think I don’t deserve all these lies against me.”
“There is nothing religious in any of our policies,” he added.
“The fact on ground contradicts our opposition’s claim.
“The choice of my deputy governor tells it all, I knew she is a pentecotalist of the highest order before I picked her.
“Everything we have done in the line of education is in line with the resolution of our education summit.
“Against all speculations, I have not ordered the use of Hijab, I challenge anybody with evidence to come out and show that I have made a proclamation on hijab.”
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