The Bishop warning came as a
result of the contentious introduction of Islamic Studies to schools’
curriculum and the integration of the Christian Religious Knowledge (CRK) with other subjects.
He was speaking during an emergency
meeting conveyed by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) in Lagos on Thursday,
June 29, Oyedepo maintained that the federal government doesn’t have the right
to forcefully asked student to study a particular subject. He added that not allowing
Christian Religious Knowledge in secondary school implied discouraging it at
the tertiary level too.
Rev Felix Omobude who presided over
PFN also expressed concerns about the situation. “The PFN is disturbed at the controversy
that have attended the revised Basic Education Curriculum, especially the
unnecessary collapse of Christian Religious Studies as part of an omnibus
subject known as Religion and National Values.
“We note the explanation by the
NERDC on some of the issues raised. However, the PFN maintains that
whatever the case, there is really no need nor is there any justification for
the needless confusion and uncertainty the NERDC has created which has opened
up the implementation of the curriculum to the whims and caprices of people
with vested interests who want to impose their religious preferences on pupils.
“The PFN calls for an immediate
reversal of the change of curriculum so that Christian Religious Studies can
stand on its own as a separate subject just as it has always been.
“Collapsing CRS as only a part of
Religion and National Values forecloses the opportunity of the subject being
studied at the tertiary level by students who might so desire and this is
unacceptable to us.”
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