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Shehu Sani warns of crisis if Kaduna religious bill
Shehu Sani, the senator representing Kaduna Central in the National Assembly, commented on the controversial religious bill, warned that any attempt to pass it into law could set the state on fire. He expressed his concerns in an interview with TheGuardianNG on Friday, April 1.
“The Bill, in the first place, attempts to impose state religion on the citizens of the Federal Republic of Nigeria living in Kaduna by tagging Christianity and Islam as the major religions recognised by the state.”
“The Bill imposes membership of Jamatu Nasir Islam and Christian Association of Nigeria as simply the associations and non-governmental organisations recognised by the state government. The very fact that those organisations are given a role to play, in terms of screening and pruning religious leaders, is very wrong,” he said.
The senator argued that the bill violated the fundamental (constitutional) rights of Nigerians to preach, to speak and to assemble. The right to issue licence and permit seem unconstitutional to the civil rights activist.
“The State Assembly and El-Rufai have no right to issue licences and permits to religious leaders to preach, because what that portends is simply to issue permit to pro-establishment and pro-government preachers, who will only sing praises of the political establishment.”

“I think he (Governor El-Rufai) is very ignorant of the causes of religious riots in Kaduna, because he has been out of Kaduna for a long time. He was not here when all the religious crises happened in Kaduna. That is why he is thinking of such a law.
“If such laws were created by late Ibrahim Yakowa while in office, El-Rufai would have been one of those to have criticised Yakowa.
“So, as far as I am concerned, there are laws to take care of people who use religious platforms to incite others without necessarily creating a law that violate rights to freedom of religion.
“Any attempt to clamp down or regulates preaching as it is, is also likened to regulating free speech,” Senator Sani concluded.
Source: www.naij.com

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man make sense

How can hell rufai says that Christianity and Islam are the only recognized religions ? How about traditional worshippers? Where is the freedom of religion?

Senator on point

Wow if the senator actually made those comments then am really really happy for that.I seriously hope El-rufai knows what he's doing because Religion is a very delicate matter to meddle into considering the fact that Kaduna state has been the worst hit of such crisis.

Stubborn fly El-rufai will follow the corpse to the grave.

Mr. Senator u ar vry correct. If it were to be a xtian governor e.g(Patrick Yakowa) imposing this bill, Elrufai would hv come awt to condemn it... Smh

these senators are what is wrong with Nigeria, you probably reside at a nice estate somewhere in the fct where you cant just build a mosque or a church and disturb people's peace but they'll go to the press trashtalking about how a preaching bill is violating human rights. you noticed a loophole in the bill, instead of advising on how to tackle it, you're hinting the hate filled fucktards that when they start causing havoc you'll be hailed that you already warned rufai. how can someone wake me up when im just getting sleep around 3am just because its ramadan or they want to worship their gods or call on god to kill their fellow human beings just because some pastor said its okay? what about my own human rights to peace and good sleep? someone is doing something about that and a useless senator is talking BS and some annoying pussyfarts on this thread are supporting him...i do actually worry about some of you

dionysus7:
these senators are what is wrong with Nigeria, you probably reside at a nice estate somewhere in the fct where you cant just build a mosque or a church and disturb people's peace but they'll go to the press trashtalking about how a preaching bill is violating human rights. you noticed a loophole in the bill, instead of advising on how to tackle it, you're hinting the hate filled fucktards that when they start causing havoc you'll be hailed that you already warned rufai. how can someone wake me up when im just getting sleep around 3am just because its ramadan or they want to worship their gods or call on god to kill their fellow human beings just because some pastor said its okay? what about my own human rights to peace and good sleep? someone is doing something about that and a useless senator is talking BS and some annoying pussyfarts on this thread are supporting him...i do actually worry about some of you

Worry about yourself boy.from your choice of words its glaring you are an adolescent, so there is no need to me to lecture you on mannerisms since you will soon pass this stage. Your parents do have all of work in their hands.

chiefolododo:
How can hell rufai says that Christianity and Islam are the only recognized religions ? How about traditional worshippers? Where is the freedom of religion?

He should also license witches and Wizards nonsense

dionysus7:
these senators are what is wrong with Nigeria, you probably reside at a nice estate somewhere in the fct where you cant just build a mosque or a church and disturb people's peace but they'll go to the press trashtalking about how a preaching bill is violating human rights. you noticed a loophole in the bill, instead of advising on how to tackle it, you're hinting the hate filled fucktards that when they start causing havoc you'll be hailed that you already warned rufai. how can someone wake me up when im just getting sleep around 3am just because its ramadan or they want to worship their gods or call on god to kill their fellow human beings just because some pastor said its okay? what about my own human rights to peace and good sleep? someone is doing something about that and a useless senator is talking BS and some annoying pussyfarts on this thread are supporting him...i do actually worry about some of you

u nor get sense at all,there is a difference between regulating noice and licensing religion,read and comprehension don't die of ignorance,the same way you have right to have a good sleep is the right they use to serve their "gods"