The House of Representatives on Thursday said it did not pass a Bill for the implementation of Sharia law in the country.

Its chairman on Media and Public Affairs committee, Abdulrazak Namdas (APC-Adamawa), told news men in Abuja that “It is just a rumour”.

While clarifying that “the House has not passed any Sharia expansion Bill”, Namdas said: “It is just a rumour. You can check the House order paper and confirm”.

He explained that the House had not tabled any bill for deliberation and as such Nigerians should ignore the rumour.

Deputy Minority Leader of the House, Rep. Chukwuka Onyeama (PDP-Anambra), reaffirmed the position of their spokesman.

According to Onyeama, the bill is before the House ad hoc committee on the review of the constitution and for now it remains a working document until it is forwarded for debate.

“When a bill for constitutional amendment is brought to the House, it is forwarded to the committee on the review of the constitution.

“The committee will review it and present it to the House for debate and it is only when it is tabled that we look at it.”

Onyeama said this at the briefing of the South/East caucus of the House in Abuja.

“You see those of us sitting here are not sleeping and you will see us on the floor when the bill comes. So, no Sharia bill has been passed”.

The Bill titled “A Bill to alter the 1999 Constitution to increase the jurisdiction of the Sharia Courts” also known as the “Sharia expansion bill”, was sponsored by Rep. Abdullahi Salame (APC-Sokoto).

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I think the existing sharia Law should remind with the North because you can't impose one's religion's Law on another except they don't want civil unrest across Nigeria south.

hmmm