Buhari orders introduction of Islamic books across Nigerian schools

Buhari orders introduction of Islamic books across Nigerian schools

In a bid to fast-track the Islamisation of Nigeria, Nigeria's sole administrator General Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the introduction of Islamic books across Nigerian schools. 

Buhari urged the Federal Ministry of Education to include two key Islamic Studies books written by late Justice Muhammad Bashir Sambo in the secondary school curriculum for all Federal Government Colleges.

Buhari who was represented by diehard Islamic fundamentalist, Nasir el-Rufai, gave the directive in Kaduna at the weekend while launching the revised editions of the books, which were first published in 1974. He noted that such books had become essential in the face of declining moral and religious values in the country.

The Islamic Studies for Secondary Schools, co-sponsored by the Bashir Sambo Centre for Islamic Da’awah and Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation in memory of late Justice Bashir Sambo, former Judge of Sharia Court of Appeal and the Code of Conduct Tribunal, were reviewed by Mallam Mukhtar Lere to conform with the current 6-3-3-4 educational system in the country.

Buhari thanked the co-authors for updating and structuring the books to match the new secondary school curriculum. He urged the Ministry of Education to look at the books with a view to adopting them in all government colleges.

The chairman, Board of Trustees of Jaiz Charity and Development Foundation, Alhaji Umar A. Mutallab, said the Bashir Sambo Centre for Islamic Da’awah was established by disciples and associates of late Justice Sambo in order to immortalise and inspire the legacy of the late sage.