Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara making an entrance into the chamber for a session.For about a week now, the news that there is a bill before the National Assembly seeking to expand the scope of Sharia law in Nigeria and elevate it toa federal law has been circulating online.The Trenthas obtained an official National Assembly notice paper which shows that a bill to alter Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution to increase the jurisdiction of the Sharia Court in the Federal Capital Territory of Abuja and the Northern states with Sharia has indeed passed its 2nd hearing in March 2016.The document shows that the House of Representative took the second reading of the Sharia Expansion Bill on Thursday, May 12, 2016 and the bill is being sponsored by Abdullahi Balarabe Salame, a representative from Sokoto State. He was elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress and has been representing Gwadabawa/Illela constituency since 2011. Salame is a one-time speaker of the House of Assembly in Sokoto State and holds degrees in Islamic studies.The section in the paper says, “A Bill for an Act to Alter the Provisions of Section262 and 277 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to increase the Jurisdiction of the of the Sharia Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory and the Sharia Court of Appeal of a State by including Criminal Matters of Hudud and qisas and for Other Related Matters; (HB. 530) (Hon. Abdullahi Balarabe Salame) – Second Reading.”


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http://www.thetrentonline.com/bill-upgrade-sharia-federal-law-nigeria-passed-2nd-hearing-document/

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Lol this bill is overrated, now I actually want them to pass it as it officially spells the Independence of Biafra. We are no longer against the islamisation as it would gladly orchestrate our Independence. Junk

Why naw.. .why this curse on us all?

These people should concentrate on important and pressing issues.

It is very wrong for any religion to want to tactically force their own ideologies on others, in a country where there is freedom of religion spelt out clearly! #EDeypainmeee

There are not ashamed of themselves, after seeing death and destruction their religion has brought to this world, they still have the efflontary to sell it to the public and wish everybody to practise it. Hypocrisy.

Flexherbal:
These people should concentrate on important and pressing issues.

They don't know the important things