Following earlier reports about Umar Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina, banning Christian Fellowship on their campus, the institution’s acting Dean of
Following earlier reports about Umar Musa Yar’Adua University, Katsina, banning Christian Fellowship on their campus, the institution’s acting Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Sulaiman Kankara has come out to clear any air of misunderstanding about the earlier directive issued by the institution which states that the practice of any other religious or tribal association besides the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria has been outlawed by the authorities of the University as part of the resolutions of the institution’s management at its 59th meeting, which held on January 10, 2017.
Part of the memo reads in part, “The Muslim Students Society of Nigeria is the only religious association allowed to operate in the university. All tribal and local government associations are prohibited by the university. Duly registered departmental associations should be allowed to operate, but they should observe item (I) above.”
Kankara said that the aspect of the guideline was actually targeted at Islamic groups which were beginning to mushroom on campus, creating division among students of the same faith.
“The fact of the matter is that in Umaru Yar’Ádua University, there is no association known as Christian Students Association. There is one religious association and subsidiary Islamic students associations like the Tijjanniya Students Movement in Nigeria, Academic Forum of Islamic Movement in Nigeria and many associations like that.
“They are Islamic students association. So what we want is to have a single union which will be the mouthpiece of Muslim students and that is the Muslim Students Society of Nigeria.
“It has nothing to do with any Christian group because up till now, I have not received any application requesting registration of Christian Students Society.
“But once they do that, we are ready to register them. Even as at last week, we said the two religious group to be recognised by the university will be the Muslim one and one from Christian side.
“Up till now, we are yet to receive any application for the registration of any Christian association in the university from any group.”
