Ahmadiyya School Gets Govt Approval On External Exams

One of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria schools, Fadl-l-Omar Comprehensive High School Ojokoro, Lagos has gotten approval of Lagos State Government to conduct external examinations.

This was revealed during the school 2nd Annual General Meeting held at the school premises in Lagos.

The approval according to the school Proprietor, Engr. Abdul Waheed Adeoye, covers West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), National Examination Council (NECO) and GCE A levels.

Adeoye who is also the Jama’at Sadr (Head) Majlis Ansarullah (The Elders Group) in Nigeria, said other approvals being worked on is the registration for the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (Jamb) examination centre as well as a special status for the Adult education.

“We got the approval of the Lagos state government to conduct external examinations in our school. Interestingly, before the approval our students have always outshined the students of their hosting schools at the WAEC examinations, especially with mouthwatering results.

“We are also working on our Jamb centre where students across the country can come for their higher institutions entrance exams”, Adeoye said.

Adeoye further explained that the school expansion program has covered the building of eighteen more classrooms which accommodated new laboratories, Art Studio, Computer room and Library. Accordingly, Fadl-l-Omar Comprehensive High School is now ranked among one of the best secondary schools in Lagos state.

While commending the school management and staff, Amir (National President), Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria, Dr. Mash’hud Adenrele Fashola said he was impressed with the school performance at all levels “history has beacon on us, the Jama’at have been championing education in the country since the establishment of the first Muslim Primary School in Nigeria in 1922,” Fashola stressed.

Dr. Fashola explained further that with proficiency in basic learning of the Holy Qur’an for the past decades, the school is fully prepared for the commencement of her own Madrazal Hafizul Qur’an (Arabic) class for 2017/2018 academic session.

The Arabic class is expected to be in two categories which is 3 years programme moulded in classic basic form and 6 years duration that will coincide with Basic Education Certificate and Senior School Certificate respectively.

The Jama’at top official at the meeting include former Sadr, Majlis Ansarullah Nigeria, Alhaji Abdul Waheed Aina; Naib Sadr, Majlis Ansarullah Nigeria, (Admin) Alhaji Raji Dauda; Naib Sadr Safdom, Arc. Abdus-Semiu Morenikeji; and Chairman, Ahmadiyya National Education Commission (ANEC), Alhaji Mikail Odukoya.

Others are, former Sadr, Khuddam-ul-Ahmadiyya Nigeria; Qaid Mal (Financial Secretary), Alhaji Isa Shokunbi; and representative of Naib Amir South West, Alhaji Tajudeen Oladoja; Chairman, Business Committee, Majlis Ansarullah Nigeria, Alhaji Ibrahim Ogunmola; Rukni Khususi; Pa Kamorudeen Lawal; Mualvin Sadr 1, Mr. Abdul Ghaniy Babalola; and Ustaz Tola Kareem.