Leader
of Gambia Moral Congress (GMC) has promised to pay and cater for all the
funding resources needed by Islamic religious education institutions (Madrasas
and Daaras) equally with conventional English schools if he is elected in next
year’s presidential election.
Addressing
party militants and loyalists during their recent congress at Kerewan Nyakoi in
Upper River Region’s Wuli district, Ahmed Mai Fatty also promised to pay the
salaries of all Quranic teachers and student accommodation with food supply
throughout the country.
‘’The
reason for catering for the Quranic students is because they are the same
people as the English students and have equal rights in the country’s budget,”
Mr Fatty said.
According
to Mr Fatty, parents of Islamic students pay tax like any other citizen, saying
Quranic education is important to ‘us’ because it teaches religious ethics and
morals.
His
plan was welcomed by the gathering, including Islamic institutions and
students, most of who said they had travelled as far as to Futa Torro and Futa Tuba in Senegal to
receive their Quranic education but they cannot compare themselves with other
people because they could not feed and accommodate themselves.
