Why does it seem Nigeria is so swift to handle conflict in the Niger Delta, with arrests and charges of kingpins, but so incapable of doing the same when the North rages over sharia. The sharia business is akin to seceeding.

Obviously every member of the "Nigerian elite" has a vested interest in maintaining a constant flow of oil(at any cost; human or otherwise). thats why they will consider crises in other parts of the country as mere civil disturbance.
Sharia is part of the constitution as claimed by some northern lawyers, i don't know how far thats true but nigerian universities offer courses in islamic law.
Until the nigerian elites(both political and business) are forced to change their ways that is going to be the status quo.

In what way is the sharia issue akin to secceeding

obong:

why does it seem nigeria is so swift to handle conflict in the Nigeri delta, with arrests and charges of kingpins, but so incapable of doing the same when the North rages over sharia. The sharia business is askin to seceeding

because sharia states the run with law that isnt congruent with nigeria law. Its like lagos adopting chinese law. Sharia, as far as i know, is not the law of the land though the religion is recongnised by nigeria's constitution

It makes sense - our economy is so dependent on oil that the constant revenue we get from oil is interrupted, we will all suffer. The Government won't be able to execute important projects like maintaining law and order.

dont you think the poor image given by the sharia conflicts is just as damaging. It scares away investment in any area outside of oil, further deeping our dependency on oil.

Is the sharia law being imposed on the non-moslem populace?.. [because to the best part of my knowledge, it isn't]..

Or is it because their customs are more conservative than what obtains in other parts of the country...

So, my question still stands.. In what way does a people who wish to observe their local and religous customs tend to seccession..

Actually, the sharia in enshrined in The Constitution. Just that our people are applying it in a mischievous manner...

thats the point my friend. you cant have 1 set of law for the population and another law for others. Thats what makes it akin to seceeding.

wha does the constitution say about sharia. enshrining it in what manner?

obong:

don't you think the poor image given by the sharia conflicts is just as damaging. It scares away investment in any area outside of oil, further deeping our dependency on oil.

Once again, mischief. The people who make the most noise about Sharia are those who have something to gain from the commotion that such noise creates. Saudi Arabia as an example is a country where Sharia is practiced everywhere, but they get all the required investments...

Iran on the other hand gets a lot of bad press.

Sharia is not the issue at all people. It is not.

Here as an example, clearly shows that our constitution provides for the fact that there is a significant number of Nigerians who subscribe to Sharia as first law, not Canon Law. And let's face it, the civil judiciary is descended from Canon Law.

See, the constitution as a document recognises our differences, and seeks to take care of those differences, not to divide us, which sad to say is what those Niger Delta youths seek.

You dont hear about the bad parts of sharia in saudi arabia because they are a friend of the west. Iran on the other hand isnt. Iraq was actually secular, but because he wasnt giving them oil they smeared him

whatever source you get your laws fro, there is no sane country in the world where the population is governed by two seperate laws. That makes it two seperate countries. We may be different but some things, such as law, must remain be the same. having a different set of laws based on religion is more divisive than calls for a fair sharing of the nation's wealth

obong:

whatever source you get your laws fro, there is no sane country in the world where the population is governed by two seperate laws. That makes it two seperate countries. We may be different but some things, such as law, must remain be the same. having a different set of laws based on religion is more divisive than calls for a fair sharing of the nation's wealth

Tell that to the British. They wrote our first constitution.

Chxta:

See, the constitution as a document recognises our differences, and seeks to take care of those differences, not to divide us, which sad to say is what those Niger Delta youths seek.

It is only a matter of time that we shall see the real moves of the northern politicians as "they take care of those differences", not to unite us, which sad to say is what the recent moves seek - e.g., the Sharia discrimination against non-Muslims in the north, NO?