The present Nigerian minister of Education, Malam
Ibrahim Shekarau, has proved himself, morally unfit to serve in any government
capacity, much less in the ministry of Education. The same man who saw
President Goodluck Jonathan as lacking vital ideas to rule a country like
Nigeria and even dared to run against him in a general election because of his
belief that President Goodluck Jonathan is incapable of governing Nigeria has
now suddenly made an all round turn of 360 degrees to serve under the “incompetent”
leadership of President Goodluck Jonathan.
It would be recalled that the same Malam Ibrahim
Shekarau who today is Nigerian minister of education ordered and even
participated in the public burning of intellectual works; books and movies he
claimed contravened the Islamic laws of Kano State while serving as the
governor of the State. It appears as if we are always fast to forget that up
till today, Nigeria remains a secular country and not a Christian or a Muslim
nation, and that the right to freedom of expression is salient and cardinal in
the day to day administration of our nation.
It is only in Nigeria that a bias and despotic Islamist
like Shekarau can be given a sensitive office such as the education ministry to
manage. Because for education to be truly educational in any country it needs
to be free of any level of sick censorship or autocratic control especially as
regards religion. Nigeria should not forget to protect the rights of all
Nigerians irrespective of their creed or any other ideologies.
People like Malam Shekarau are the reasons why
some people try to impose their religious beliefs on others today in Nigeria
and are even killing innocent persons in their bid to instill fears into them
and oblige them to be mono-religious. People who must be assigned into
political or administrative offices in Nigeria should be people who can
guaranty their impartiality, patriotism and general protection of all
Nigerians, irrespective of creed, race, tribe or political affiliations and
apparently, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau is not one of those persons.
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