Former presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore has slammed Northern leaders that recently shut down schools to enable children participate in the ongoing Ramadan fasting.

DAILY POST reports that the controversial policy being implemented in Bauchi, Katsina, Kebbi, and Kano States has attracted condemnation from several concerned citizens.

Wading into the matter, Sowore, a popular Nigerian activist, said those implementing the policy have their children schooling abroad.

He alleged that some of the northern leaders have their children and wards in “high-end private schools in Abuja, supported by funds” designated for the poor citizens.

In a post on his official Facebook page, Sowore said, “Those ignoramuses who decided to shut down schools during Ramadan Fasting do not have their own children enrolled in these economically disadvantaged public schools.

“Their children or wards attend schools overseas or high-end private schools in Abuja, supported by funds designated for the education of socioeconomically challenged students (the poor) in these run down schools, which do not close for Ramadan Fasting. Irresponsible and wicked leaders.”

Their children are abroad – Sowore slams northern leaders shutting down schools for Ramadan fast