The Katsina state House of Assembly has begun the process of converting all Television viewing centres across the state’s into state Islamic Schools.
The lawmaker says that the call became necessary because the schools were more important than the viewing centres.
The assembly commenced the process on Tuesday following a joint motion presented by a member representing Jibia constituency, Mustapha Yusuf-Jibia.
Mustapha says that if his prayer succeeded, the conversion would also assist in reducing the spate of insecurity in the state.
Yusuf said that, the Islamic education had suffered many setbacks in most of the areas, especially the rural areas, hence the need for prompt action to address the setbacks.
He added, if the centres were converted, the government will recruit teachers to teach in the schools, hence providing employment for the people and not only the government, but also the wealthy individuals and philanthropists in the areas can employ them,
At the plenary, presided over by the Speaker, Tasi’u Maigari, the lawmaker said that the call became necessary because the schools were more important than the viewing centres.
He added that the centres were established across the state primarily with the aim of enlightening the public on activities of the state government.After deliberations by the lawmakers, the house ordered its joint committees on religious affairs and that of social development, to study the appropriateness of the conversion.
The house also ordered the committees to assess the number of those centres and also the non-functional Islamic across the state and report back within three months.