₦airaland Forum

*EKITI DENIES EXISTENCE OF SHARIA COURT OR ITS RESEMBLANCE IN EKITI STATE*
…… says no Sharia Court or Panel in the State’s Judicial Structure

Ekiti State Government has denied the existence of either the Sharia Court or the proposed Independent Sharia Arbitration Panel in the State.

In a statement made available to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday, the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Dayo Apata (SAN), said that the Independent Sharia Arbitration Panel is not in the judicial structure of the State, noting that “Arbitration and/or Mediation issue is a Quasi-Judicial matters which are regulated by Law” in the State.

Apata said there is existing legal structure in Ekiti State (i.e. Customary Court, Customary Court of Appeal and High Court) that has been handling issues relating to Islamic, Christian and Traditional Marriages and inheritance without any rancour or agitation.

According to him, “the Sharia Courts in the North are equivalent to the Customary Courts in the Southern part of Nigeria wherein the Appeals therefrom also goes to the Sharia Court of Appeal”, adding that “the State similarly has Customary Courts that hear customary cases as well as the Customary Court of Appeal that hears appeals from the Customary Courts”.

Noting that the States High Courts and all other Courts also have Arbitration and Mediation mechanism, Apata emphasised that Customary Courts and the Customary Court of Appeal can effectively take care of any customary issues arising from Yoruba Traditional Marriages, Islamic Marriages, and Christian Marriages especially the ones that were not backed-up by the Statutory Marriages which can only be dissolved by the States High Courts throughout Nigeria.

While noting that the issue is a religious matter that must be handled with utmost care, Apata however cautioned against activities that may negatively affect the State government’s policy of peaceful coexistence among residents of the State, stressing that government would not compromise on any action that may hinder the prevailing peace and fester hostility in the State.

He said Government is not unmindful of the fact the race for 2026 Governorship election is gathering momentum in Ekiti State and opposition members that cannot fault the performance of the State Government have resorted to all sort of unethical practices. He therefore advised religious leaders to be weary of being used as tools by politicians and fifth columnists because Government will not hesitate to invoke the full weight of the law to protect the Constitution of the Federation and maintain peaceful co-existence in the state.

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Toh

Those who are hiding behind sharia law just to get grants from the top Muslim countries would be disappointed

They play,

Yet you voted Muslim Muslim candidate wholeheartedly...

No matter how South West wants to deny
Muslims are now the majority in the entire South West region...

E gbe Oloun tobi, jamoo. Thank God oo.

SpatialKing:
Yet you voted Muslims Muslim
candidates wholeheartedly

So what’s wrong with that??

Ekiti State Government denies Sharia law in the State.

Liars

Na labourer party Dey carry that nonsense rumour!

SpatialKing:
Yet you voted Muslims Muslim candidates wholeheartedly

Which religion are UGM practicing?

Good. Cos If we have xtain courts, only looking at a woman to commit adultery with her na crime o.
If someone slap u and u slap back na crime o. Let's leave religion pit of law and politics.

Tochitee:
So what’s wrong with that??

Everything is wrong with that

SpatialKing:
Yet you voted Muslims Muslim candidates wholeheartedly

Rest, Tinubu is not running a Muslim govt.
U can accuse him of so many things but definitely not religious bias.

lol

Keep denying.

Sharia has come to stay in the South West.

Nawa

stanluiz:
Keep denying.

Sharia has come to stay in the South West.

Exactly...

helinues:
Which religion are UGM practicing?

What is UGM and where are there no UGM?

AngelGabbyShara:
*EKITI DENIES EXISTENCE OF SHARIA COURT OR ITS RESEMBLANCE IN EKITI STATE*
…… says no Sharia Court or Panel in the State’s Judicial Structure




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I know it can't happen in even a Christian dominated state. Bitter people are the ones, spreading the fake news. That is their trademark. Election loss really did damage to their thinking faculty. Very devilish people.

Where is brother Muri and the rest of the shenanigans!!!

My christian southwestern bro should not keep silent ooo cos if this mad.ness takes root in their land e no go good ooooo

"Denies"

SIRTee15:
Rest, Muslim is not running a Muslim govt.
U can accuse him of so many things but definitely not religious bias.

Even the Yorubas he is appointing are mostly Yoruba Muslims go and check...

iwaeda:
E gbe Oloun tobi, jamoo. Thank God oo.

allahu akbar , robana ati na fiduni ya asa nathan 😂

Obedients miscreants in sifia pains

SIRTee15:
Rest, Muslim is not running a Muslim govt.
U can accuse him of so many things but definitely not religious bias.

What other religious bias are you expecting from a Muslim Muslim govt or are you just intentionally dense?

Allah must be pissed off now

Sharia panels have been in SW before many of
you were born but what can we say in the face of bigotry?

These people are really forcing this sharia of a thing. The world does not revolve around your religion. Nobe only you get craze for head o.

It's only normal for them to deny it first

Cowards