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This is where the southern politicians are useless, what are they doing when the north lobby military to insert Sharia penal code into the 1999 Constitution?

Since the return of democracy in 1999 the South have had the larger chunk of rule. What have they done to place the South at advantage over the draconian Sharia law that is a danger the South and the Christian north?

Is there no any bargaining chip, the southern politician can use to compel the north to suspend this killer law?

Why is it on only political issues that the South are always taking stand and no common position on grazing, Sharia law, north- South migration, resource control, equal share of military institutions?

Why are all Southern politicians docile?

What

send this questions to vanguard. South South governors should face these questions on national television

CyynthiaKiss:
United States lawmakers on Tuesday were urged to mount direct pressure on the Nigerian government to declare Sharia law unconstitutional in the 12 northern states where it has been in force since 2000.

They were also urged to dismantle the Hisbah religious-police commissions accused of enabling extremist abuses.

The call came as American legislators examined escalating violence and what several witnesses described as state-enabled religious persecution targeting Christian communities across northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt.

Appearing before a joint House session convened in response to President Donald Trump’s October directive on Nigeria’s Country of Particular Concern (CPC) designation, the Council on Foreign Relations Senior Fellow, Dr. Ebenezer Obadare, warned that Sharia-based governance and Hisbah enforcement structures have become tools exploited by jihadist factions and radical actors.

According to him, the frameworks provide ideological and operational cover’ for Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), and radicalised Fulani militias who enforce forced conversions, impose extremist rule, and operate with near-total impunity.

A statement issued by the House Appropriations Committee quoted Obadare as laying out a blunt two-step strategy for Washington: “The policy goal should be two-fold: first, work with the Nigerian military to neutralise Boko Haram.

“Second, the United States should put pressure on President Tinubu to (1) make Sharia law unconstitutional in the twelve northern states where they has been adopted since 2000 and (2) disband the various Hisbah groups across northern states seeking to enforce and impose Islamic law on all citizens regardless of their religious identity.”

Obadare acknowledged that Nigeria has responded to recent U.S. pressure but insisted that far more assertive diplomacy is required.

“As recent events have shown, the Nigerian authorities are not impervious to incentives,” he said.

“Since the country’s Country of Particular Concern (CPC) designation and President Trump’s threat of unilateral military action against Boko Haram, President Tinubu has made several moves, including ordering air strikes against Boko Haram targets, the recruitment of an additional 30,000 policemen, and, most recently, declaring a national security emergency in the country.”

Still, he maintained: “Washington must keep up the pressure.”

The session, led by Appropriations Vice Chair Mario Díaz-Balart (R-FL) and including House Foreign Affairs Committee members, was dominated by stark warnings that the Nigerian state is failing to prosecute — and in some cases enabling — what lawmakers termed “religious cleansing.”

Witnesses referenced the November 22 abduction of schoolchildren and teachers from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri, Niger State, ongoing blasphemy imprisonments, and systematic mass killings that have displaced entire Christian communities.

Obadare stated: “The deadliest and most serious threat confronting the Nigerian state today is jihadist terror, perpetrated by the Islamist group Boko Haram.

“Boko Haram translates to ‘Western education is forbidden.’ Boko Haram’s barbarous and implacable campaign to overthrow the Nigerian state and establish an Islamic caliphate in its stead is the source of Nigeria’s present discontents.

“Every proposal to solve the Nigerian crisis that does not take seriously the need to radically degrade and ultimately eliminate Boko Haram as a fighting force is a non-starter.”

However, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) described Nigeria as “ground zero for global anti-Christian persecution,” while Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) demanded immediate disarmament of militias and the prosecution of attackers.

U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chair Vicky Hartzler and Alliance Defending Freedom International’s Sean Nelson detailed atrocities and urged the U.S. government to leverage security assistance, early-warning tools, and targeted sanctions to “force accountability” on Nigerian authorities.

Both Republican and Democratic lawmakers signalled readiness to support Díaz-Balart’s FY26 appropriations language aimed at addressing the crisis.

They confirmed that a formal congressional report is being prepared for President Trump, potentially recommending conditionality on U.S. assistance to Nigeria.

Nigeria was first designated a Country of Particular Concern in 2020 under President Trump but was delisted by President Joe Biden.

Trump, however, reinstated the designation on October 31, warning of possible military action and suspension of aid if Abuja failed to confront anti-Christian attacks and extremist violence.

This month’s hearing follows a separate November 20 House Subcommittee session on the CPC redesignation, which featured senior State Department officials and Nigerian religious leaders.

Tuesday’s briefing reinforced a rapidly growing consensus in Washington: that dismantling Sharia criminal law in northern Nigeria — alongside eliminating Hisbah religious police — is now viewed by U.S. lawmakers as an essential prerequisite to halting what they describe as one of the world’s deadliest and most neglected religious-freedom crises.

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erad:
I think the US is more particular about destabilizing Nigeria than actually helping. Why have they not asked Saudi and other Islamic countries to ban sharia law. You don't just propose such unreasonable solution at such a fragile moment.

Sharia law is what Muslims practice, what you should be talking about is how to standardize it with written down non-barbaric punishment for offenders. Also for the government to make sure it's binding on only willing muslims and subject to appeal at higher courts.

This is not a solution in any way, it's rather the creation of another problem because it will no longer be war against bandits, it will now be war against Islam which Nigeria is not ready for.

Saudi is a Muslim majority country. They have the right to practice sharia law or whichever law they like.

Nigeria is a secular state. A multi ethnic and religious nation. We can't have two constitution in one nation. Is not possible.

If North want to practice sharia law then Nigeria have to Divide. If North want one Nigeria, sharia law must be abolished!

gawu1:
I wish there were a northerner as president right now. Trump and those Christian fundamentalist legislators in America think they can pressure Nigeria into submitting to their demands, but they need to understand that Nigerians are not cowards. No one can simply declare Sharia law to be banned. I don’t believe that a solution is on the horizon.

While Hisbah, which operates in only a few northern states, could be disbanded, suggesting that Sharia should be banned is akin to saying that Islam itself should be banned. Just as the U.S. and Trump assert their own red lines, they must recognize that others have their own boundaries as well.

It has to be banned because it has caused a lot of trouble and deaths to this country or split the country and enjoy your sharia in peace, must we be in the same country? You guys should stop rubbing it on our face, Nigeria is not an Islamic state

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Ttalk:
This is where the southern politicians are useless, what are they doing when the north lobby military to insert Sharia penal code into the 1999 Constitution?

Since the return of democracy in 1999 the South have had the larger chunk of rule. What have they done to place the South at advantage over the draconian Sharia law that is a danger the South and the Christian north?

Is there no any bargaining chip, the southern politician can use to compel the north to suspend this killer law?

Why is it on only political issues that the South are always taking stand and no common position on grazing, Sharia law, north- South migration, resource control, equal share of military institutions?

Why are all Southern politicians docile?

What

The difference is simple. North is homogenous region where Hausa Fulani is the majority together with other minorities tribes who are also Muslim. Islam unites them.

It is totally different in the South. The South is heterogenous. They can hardly stand on one ground. They are still mistrust between between the 3 Geopolitical region.

Ttalk:
This is where the southern politicians are useless, what are they doing when the north lobby military to insert Sharia penal code into the 1999 Constitution?

Since the return of democracy in 1999 the South have had the larger chunk of rule. What have they done to place the South at advantage over the draconian Sharia law that is a danger the South and the Christian north?

Is there no any bargaining chip, the southern politician can use to compel the north to suspend this killer law?

Why is it on only political issues that the South are always taking stand and no common position on grazing, Sharia law, north- South migration, resource control, equal share of military institutions?

Why are all Southern politicians docile?

What

The north did not lobby the military. They were the military that created the states, geo political region and also the constitution.

I blame Obasanajo for all these sharia nonsense and the injustice against the South. He could have stop it when he was president but he didn't do anything. He was more interested in bringing tha NASS for his third tenure. The same way tinubu is forcing every governors to Apc while terrorists roam freely and do whatever they likes.

Amotolongbo:
These requests are coming at a wrong time.

I know that Tinubu can execute these requests from the US but that will be after winning the second term election in 2027.
Tinubu is just one of the very few Southern politicians that can call the bluff on the northerners but there is always a timing for everything.

Tinubu is basically running unopposed in 2027.opposition is literally dead.
So he can.do whatever he wants, northerners cannot do anything

AqualinaXYZ:
Tinubu don enter wahala



How is he gonna navigate through two masters



USA wey hold him drug files and Fulani wey be him slave masters



Useless thief

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
This comment enter Tinubu's boys wella

helinues:
Fake news from Sahara deserted.

On which capacity will USA say that?

It’s even a URGE from someone. But look at the news headline.

No country can f.orce another country to change its constitution. I don’t know why our other brothers and sisters derive joy from what is not feasible. Is this how daaa, ft they are?

They better tell there Yankee man to to unfreeze cessation clause in the constitution.

The bo mbin im promise, e don abandon am. Na to declare Sharia law illegal dem still dey celebrate now.
Does the sharia Law affect them? Have they taken any of their documents to Sharia Court or Sharia lawyers for consideration.

House dey burn, mad man dey dig gutter.

stanluiz:
The north did not lobby the military. They were the military that created the states, geo political region and also the constitution.

I blame Obasanajo for all these sharia nonsense and the injustice against the South. He could have stop it when he was president but he didn't do anything. He was more interested in bringing tha NASS for his third tenure. The same way tinubu is forcing every governors to Apc while terrorists roam freely and do whatever they likes.

Don't exonerate the Southern leaders, they are more selfish than their northern counterparts.

The North is not homogenous as you think except if you want to narrow it down to NW and NW. Even at that they have 3 large tribes, Hausa, Fulani and Kanuri.

Tinubu go regret why he decide to become president..

By the Trump is done with him, him go run leave Second tenure for Una.

Presidency no go sweet am again..

Oga pass Oga.

Dem get him drug dossier file for Chicago, na wetin dem use hold am for blokos.

This chameleon tribe think they are wise.They want to play thr usual card of trying to create enemity btw igbos and north for thr political and economic gains. SW president does not represent Southern president. Let him face his battle. All the nonsense some of them are saying is just to win 2027 election. You want igbos to join u to fight north for what purpose. We are in coalition with north sorry. Have u finished bringing down igbo properties in lagos down because of last election. You won trophy some days back as envy over SE on Kanu.SW president will never see 10k vote in 2027.The SE is better with north we don't need ur hands of friendship

If person fit explain Nigeria give you and you actually understand am, just know say madness don already book appointment with you.

Amotolongbo:
These requests are coming at a wrong time.

I know that Tinubu can execute these requests from the US but that will be after winning the second term election in 2027.
Tinubu is just one of the very few Southern politicians that can call the bluff on the northerners but there is always a timing for everything.

Funny enough, I have the exact same thoughts... Tinubu seems to just be waiting for that second term to deal with some sets of people, and I agree with you he's one of the very few southern politicians who can tell northerners to go to hell and still sponsor the trip

I believe they also won't expect him to do so immediately... The few months before the next election will be very dicey, because some sets of people will want to use it to really disrupt his administration

Amotolongbo:
These requests are coming at a wrong time.

I know that Tinubu can execute these requests from the US but that will be after winning the second term election in 2027.
Tinubu is just one of the very few Southern politicians that can call the bluff on the northerners but there is always a timing for everything.

Talking rubbish like your 2.5 million worthless votes made him SW president. He will never come back in 2027.He won't see 10k vote from SE in 2027.We support the coalition in SE with north

Dalohad:
Tinubu go regret why he decide to become president..

By the Trump is done with him, him go run leave Second tenure for Una.

Presidency no go sweet am again..

Oga pass Oga.

Dem get him drug dossier file for Chicago, na wetin dem use hold am for blokos.

Trump hold the two for him palm they squeeze while he blows it breeze. He contributed cash via French president against trump re election.This is why he keeps away from usa.His disgrace will be loud in 2027.
Those files will be released at the right time for final knock out before 2027

Truthissupreme:
Sharia and hisbah ultimatum would only make all the north to officially stand with bandit

And timubu no go ever split with north

Trump is the fool here cos I don't know how he wan invade a sovereign state when no be him create their law

Even in USA, europe there are sharia laws in Muslim areas why e no abolish am

@bolded, meaning they were all bandits right from start..

Streetinvestor2:
Talking rubbish like your 2.5 million worthless votes made him SW president. He will never come back in 2027.He won't see 10k vote from SE in 2027.We support the coalition in SE with north

I can assure you that Tinubu will get close to 500,000 votes in the South East come 2027.
About 120,000 votes in Enugu state
About 50,000 votes in Abia state
About 100,000 votes in Anambra state
About 100,000 votes in Ebonyi state
About 120,000 votes in Imo state

The margin between Peter Obi (if he will be fortunate to be on the ballot) will be less than 1million as opposed 1.8million gap it was in 2023.

Mark this post.

Mind you, I’m not Tinubu’s advocate, neither can I vote for him

This news is absolutely fake though.

Northerners can practice shariah in their own region, no one will stop them.

Amotolongbo:
I can assure you that Tinubu will get close to 500,000 votes in the South East come 2027.
About 120,000 votes in Enugu state
About 50,000 votes in Abia state
About 100,000 votes in Anambra state
About 100,000 votes in Ebonyi state
About 120,000 votes in Imo state

The margin between Peter Obi (if he will be fortunate to be on the ballot) will be less than 1million as opposed 1.8million gap it was in 2023.

Mark this post.

Mind you, I’m not Tinubu’s advocate, neither can I vote for him

What has changed this time around that will make igbos vote him since they rejected him in 2023.
What will he campaign with in 2027 to igbos.

I think I have idea
He will tell them vote for me because I made umehi and bianca minister/ambassador
Vote for me because supreme court governor is in apc and my coordinator for shege hope
Vote for me so that lagos state can bring down more of Igbo properties
Vote for me so that I can finally sign Kanu death warrant as my people are not satisfied with the sentence.
Nobody via for any post will put his picture in his campaign poster like we saw in 2023.The poster will only be the person and apc written.
To even campaign for him in 2027 in 2027 may be suicidal for any person with what is on ground now.He no go see 10k votes.All those people who decamped to apc in SE are only after his cash....go verify watin dey ground .
We know his only hope is to rig but inec glitch won't happen again. And the north won't coperate again for what happened in 2023 to repeat in thr region. That was whr over 5 million votes came from for go to court.

The US know full well....the eagle is toying with the snake before she swallows it.

CyynthiaKiss:
Those Notherners should get ready to secceed and form their own country if they want different laws.. Enough of this madness..

You can’t eat your cake and have it

That's what the USA want, a break of North from South.

Truthissupreme:
Sharia and hisbah ultimatum would only make all the north to officially stand with bandit

And timubu no go ever split with north

Trump is the fool here cos I don't know how he wan invade a sovereign state when no be him create their law

Even in USA, europe there are sharia laws in Muslim areas why e no abolish am

Which usa and Europe practice two laws.Do u have malaria

DelilahMakinde:
That's what the USA want, a break of North from South.

Which south be specific. The SE and SW can never be in the same nation. Do they have anything in common

Streetinvestor2:
What has changed this time around that will make igbos vote him since they rejected him in 2023.
What will he campaign with in 2027 to igbos.

I think I have idea
He will tell them vote for me because I made umehi and bianca minister/ambassador
Vote for me because supreme court governor is in apc and my coordinator for shege hope
Vote for me so that lagos state can bring down more of Igbo properties
Vote for me so that I can finally sign Kanu death warrant as my people are not satisfied with the sentence.
Nobody via for any post will put his picture in his campaign poster like we saw in 2023.The poster will only be the person and apc written.
To even campaign for him in 2027 in 2027 may be suicidal for any person with what is on ground now.He no go see 10k votes.All those people who decamped to apc in SE are only after his cash....go verify watin dey ground .
We know his only hope is to rig but inec glitch won't happen again. And the north won't coperate again for what happened in 2023 to repeat in thr region. That was whr over 5 million votes came from for go to court.

fingers crossed.
Gala and 500 naira are part of the goodies like it was done in the last Anambra gubernatorial election.

Let’s wait and see

Amotolongbo:
fingers crossed.
Gala and 500 naira are part of the goodies like it was done in the last Anambra gubernatorial election.

Let’s wait and see

That whr u people are jokers.Who whr the people contesting in Anambra. It was igbos and not SW president. So wether u collect or not.It was going to be one igbo winning so that had no personal hate in the characters. The party was not important. The last election many collected money and still voted obi.I voted obi for president and voted different guys in pdp for the other offices. I only voted Labour for president. Imo was apc in 2023.How many did SW president get thr in 2023.Not to talk now way everyone dey vex join. How u want even take campaign.

Streetinvestor2:
That whr u people are jokers.Who whr the people contesting in Anambra. It was igbos and not SW president. So wether u collect or not.It was going to be one igbo winning so that had no personal hate in the characters. The party was not important. The last election many collected money and still voted obi.I voted obi for president and voted different guys in pdp for the other offices. I only voted Labour for president. Imo was apc in 2023.How many did SW president get thr in 2023.Not to talk now way everyone dey vex join. How u want even take campaign.

You didn’t get the gist😆
That election actually got us to know that the price for vote buying in Anambra state is Gala and 500naira 😜

Streetinvestor2:
Trump hold the two for him palm they squeeze while he blows it breeze. He contributed cash via French president against trump re election.This is why he keeps away from usa.His disgrace will be loud in 2027.
Those files will be released at the right time for final knock out before 2027

Calm down, you are exhibiting the kind of aggression that landed MNK in Sokoto prison.