Reps Move Against Education Minister, Restores CRK As Independent Subject

Reps Move Against Education Minister, Restores CRK As Independent Subject

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, moved against plans by the ministry of education to remove Christian Religious Knowledge from secondary school curriculum.

The lower chamber during plenary, unanimously voted that Christian Religious Knowledge, CRK be taught as an independent subject and should not be incorporated into Civic Education as planned.

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This followed a motion titled “Call to make Civic Education an optional instead of a compulsory subject for Senior Certificate Examination”, filed by Hon. Beni Lar from Plateau State.

The members agreed that the policy was incongruent with the spirit and letters of the 1999 Constitution (as amended) on the provision of religious liberties.

The members agreed that students with the inputs of their parents at formative years should be taught the religious subjects of their choice in school.

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