Members of the Muslim community in Ondo State have condemned the return of some schools to faith based organisations, saying the action is fraud of the century.
Already, the state government has agreed to return four schools to the original owners.
A committee set up by the state government is visiting the schools to be returned to their owners.
The committee is led by the state commisoner for education, Pastor Femi Agagu.
But the Muslim community at a press conference held at the NUJ press center in Akure, urged Governor Rotimi Akeredolu not to return schools to the missionaries.
The Secretary of the League of Imams and Alfas Ondo State, Abdulrasheed Akerele who spoke on their behalf , said returning schools to the missionaries is illegal.
He said, “Ondo state government for the sake of posterity, the unborn generation, the development of the state and even for the sake of the traumatized and impoverished masses should not return schools to Faith Based Organisations.
“‘This is because of its daring consequences as more children will be thrown out of schools because their parents would definitely not be able to afford the fees that will be imposed by such organisations.
“Returning of schools to FBO’s will be the fraud of the century because this is simply handing over public properties to Private business orientated individuals in the name of FBO’S”.
He threatened that the Muslim community will be forced to go to court if the state government fails to rescind its decision to return some schools to their missionary proprietors.
The state government had last
month named the schools to be returned to their original owners to include St Thomas Aquinas College, St. Louis Girls Grammar School, Akure and two primary schools.
