Sowore Slams Northern Nigerian Governors As ‘Ignorant,’ ‘Idiotic’ For Closing Schools During Ramadan Fasting

Sowore, in a recent interview, wondered why Nigeria—a secular affirm—would enable non secular considerations to interfere with academic activities. He pointed out that even in Saudi Arabia, the place Muslims flock for the lesser Hajj, colleges remain originate at some level of Ramadan.

Human rights activist and atypical presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has lambasted northern governors for shutting down colleges in Bauchi, Katsina, Kano, and Kebbi states for the Ramadan period, describing the resolution as “ignorant” and “idiotic.”

Sowore, in a recent interview, wondered why Nigeria—a secular affirm—would enable non secular considerations to interfere with academic activities. He pointed out that even in Saudi Arabia, the place Muslims flock for the lesser Hajj, colleges remain originate at some level of Ramadan.

“Saudi Arabia the place every person is headed for lesser Hajj—did they cease down their colleges? You gaze, these are ignorant Muslims. In most cases, let me set it straight: they are idiots,” Sowore declared.

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He added that beneath his leadership, no affirm govt might possibly possibly more than probably possibly be allowed to impose non secular considerations on governance.

“Once I changed into President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, the states will have not any industry with religion. I can’t be President and also you attain and shut down colleges which signifies that of fasting. It takes me help to outrage again that that has changed into normalized. Equivalent to you acknowledged, religion is at ease,” he acknowledged.

While extending Ramadan greetings to Muslims, Sowore criticized the resolution to shut down colleges, along with Quranic studying facilities, questioning how college students would seek for the Quran if colleges had been closed.

“It’s atrocious that any one will cease down colleges the place data is alleged to be transmitted and transferred, along with to Muslims, because just some of the colleges which might possibly possibly more than probably very successfully be furthermore going to be closed are Quranic facilities. So how function they learn the Quran if the colleges are closed down which signifies that of fasting?” he requested.

“Alternatively it speaks to the depth of lack of knowledge that has changed into the affirm protection in Nigeria. The leaders are ignoramuses. In most cases, let me staunch set it straight, they are idiots.”

He pointed out that Saudi Arabia can’t manage to pay for to cease down their colleges because they want them to in finding the next generation of Quranic leaders. He emphasised that religion is a world dispute, no longer confined to northern Nigeria.

He acknowledged, “That’s the reason Karl Max acknowledged that religion is the opium of the loads; the moment they sniff it, they lose their minds. And the more we separate the affirm religion, the larger.

“When you might want to cease down any one, cease down the govt.’s home. So that which that you just can more than probably extinguish the corruption. We can make investments in it in sending young other folks to varsity. The colleges instead must restful provide meals so that when the young other folks are about to leave, they damage their mercurial.

“Bring them help early within the morning to damage their mercurial and continue their education. Attain you know that scientifically that when other folks are fasting, their minds are clearer, and they are purer, scientifically. This is no longer even spirituality. When you mercurial, you’re the next person than the one who’s no longer fasting.

“Your brain works since the distribution of vitamins goes to the place it needs to be however when you be pleased too much, you are staunch bogged down by hubris. When fasting is in fact the next time to learn.”

Noting that non secular leaders don’t fill to listen to the fact, he acknowledged, “They might possibly possibly more than probably demand that they must restful function a fatwa on me for announcing that they must restful no longer cease down colleges.

“They fill got weaponized religion in Nigeria. Ebuka Obi (of Zion Prayer Circulate Outreach) has been caught… right here is no longer the main time he might possibly possibly more than probably possibly be caught. They’ll characterize you that they’ve a highly effective God and also you should always restful esteem the God and there might possibly be nothing He can’t function.

“However then, they are able to scuttle and exercise the police to struggle their bodily enemies. You are announcing God is very effective however which that you just can more than probably’t even rely on God. You restful scuttle to the Godless police to detain (other folks). Ebuka Obi has detained Ijele now for cease to a year because Ijele acknowledged he performs pretend miracles.

“The policeman he changed into the utilization of changed into caught in any other crime and has been fired from the police; that is sufficient to even brush off the case. Ijele is at Ikoyi Prison with a kidney venture.”

Continuing, he acknowledged, “I know all these non secular other folks are pretend; all of us realize it. I grew up in a village that has eight church buildings and the these that heal the church other folks had been the herbalists.”

Sowore described herbalists in his community because the these that mark herbs and exercise them to reduction other folks, adding that he has never seen a church that made a cripple to move.

He acknowledged, “So ignore all these huge church buildings mendacity to you. Devour I acknowledged, I know again, the Muslims and the Christians will attain after me.

“The cause religion is prospering in our society is because govt would no longer exist, otherwise when you occur to might possibly possibly more than probably fill got colossal governance right this moment in this nation, your prayer parts will switch.

“Proceed and demand these that travelled in a foreign country, just a few of them can’t even remember the church buildings they attended in Nigeria because which that you just can more than probably’t scuttle and buy anointing oil to pour on transformer in a foreign country since you don’t even know the place the transformer that powers your own home is located; it is buried underground.

“The first time that man started living long changed into when we brought sanitation into our lives, no longer religion. As which that you just can more than probably gaze, religion has killed more other folks in this nation than has saved other folks.”

He well-liked that God has created all the pieces man wants.

He acknowledged, “Loads of the these which might possibly possibly more than probably very successfully be pastors right this moment are these that couldn’t invent it in true life; they went to varsity they failed or some who don’t fill to function extreme work.

“Devour the Dunamis man (Paul Enenche), I suggested him before, I acknowledged your church, if it changed into a scientific institution, you know which that you just can more than probably be saving more other folks. He obtained upset. He doesn’t fill to listen to my title. I acknowledged let us convert this to a scientific institution for 365 days, you are going to gaze how many people you are going to connect. However you are right here the utilization of the distance as series level for victims of your false doctrine.”

Sowore’s feedback attain amid rising backlash over the controversial resolution by some northern governors to cease down college at some level of Ramadan fasting, which has sparked a heated debate between the Muslim Rights Difficulty (MURIC) and the Christian Affiliation of Nigeria (CAN).

Earlier, MURIC had slammed CAN for opposing the protection, accusing the Christian physique of hypocrisy and interference in Muslim affairs. MURIC’s Executive Director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, brushed off CAN’s objections, insisting that the transfer changed into within the most efficient curiosity of Muslim college students and aligned with the non secular realities of the predicament.

“Ramadan is a purely Islamic responsibility and has nothing to function with every other religion. CAN must restful cease out of it,” MURIC acknowledged in a mumble.

Alternatively, CAN President Archbishop Daniel Okoh, condemned the college closures, arguing that they discriminate towards Christian college students and disrupt academic activities. He extra hinted at that which that you just can more than probably remember prison action if the protection changed into no longer reversed, emphasizing that education is a predominant precise that must restful no longer be compromised for non secular causes.

Meanwhile, a SaharaReporter’s overview of data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) exhibits that the four states enforcing college closures fill already obtained just some of the most effective rates of out-of-college young other folks in Nigeria.

Constant with the NBS Multidimensional Poverty Index, Bauchi Say has the most effective share of young other folks lacking entry to education at 54%, followed by Kebbi (45%), Katsina (38%), and Kano (35%). The in model for these states stands at 44%, severely increased than the national sensible of 34%.

No subject these alarming figures, the Katsina Say Hisbah Board, the affirm’s Islamic morality police, no longer too long ago issued a spherical mandating the closure of all non-public colleges at some level of Ramadan. Signed by Hisbah Commandant Standard Aminu Usman and dated February 27, 2025, the directive warned of penalties for non-compliance.

“Constant with the Katsina Say Govt’s directive, all non-public colleges are required to cease at some level of the Ramadan period to enable pupils to utterly leer the holy month,” the mumble read.