₦airaland Forum

The House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja passed for
second reading, a bill to provide for the establishment of the
Ecclesiastical Court of Appeal in the country.
The bill is sponsored by Rep. Gyang Dung (PDP-Plateau) and
eight others.
Presenting the bill during plenary, Dung said that the
Ecclesiastical courts when established would complement the
regular courts in adjudicating in matters relating to the tenets of
the Christian faith.

According to him, this shall be between individuals and groups
that yield and submit to its jurisdiction.
Dung explained that the Ecclesiastical court shall exercise such
appellate and supervisory jurisdiction in civil proceedings
involving questions of Ecclesiastical law and Christian personal
law.
The lawmaker said that the amendment bill was seeking 14
alterations in sections 6, 84, 185, 240, 246, 247, 288, 289, 292
and 318 of the principal Act.
“It alters the second, third, sixth, and seventh schedule of the
principal act.

According to him, the amendments will no doubt widen the scope
of jurisprudence, adjudication and legal practice in our nation.
“It will bring to reality the administration of Ecclesiastical
Christian tenets and law in adjudicating matters of personal
Christian law and civil matters.
“These shall be prescribed in the rule of practice and procedure of
the Ecclesiastical courts.’’
Dung emphasised that the amendment would activate section 37
(1) of the 1999 constitution which guaranteed the right of every
citizen to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
“It will also entails freedom to propagate one’s religion or belief in
worship, teaching, practice and observance,’’ Dung said.
He said that Cardinal who will serve as judges of the
Ecclesiastical court shall be drawn from those learned in law.
They shall be required to administer justice in accordance with
the Christian faith and the law of the nation.
Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara referred the
bill to the Special ad hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999
constitution. (NAN)


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its getting outta hand....

i am loving this, nice one delung.

this Nation is going backward every day.

Weaste of resourcesresources



I don't kW whether na kai kai full all those legislatures head....spits

instead of the NA to be thinking of how to change this unitary system of government we run...we need true federalism in this country...#5 is now useless in Nigeria,things keep getting more expensive,the naira is now so useless

jidxin:
its getting outta hand....

oh, and it should where sharia law would be standing.

I thought we were a secular nation. Beginning of the end for this entity

crimeboss:
oh, and it should where sharia law would be standing.

my broda..... do we have laws in d bible? or u want us to import d mosaic law besides the common law dat was imported can be likened to a xtian law

they have started again. another strategy to make the sharia law scale through. Nigerians dont want any religious law. Nigeria is a secular state

jidxin:
The House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja passed for
second reading, a bill to provide for the establishment of the
Ecclesiastical Court of Appeal in the country.
The bill is sponsored by Rep. Gyang Dung (PDP-Plateau) and
eight others.
Presenting the bill during plenary, Dung said that the
Ecclesiastical courts when established would complement the
regular courts in adjudicating in matters relating to the tenets of
the Christian faith.

According to him, this shall be between individuals and groups
that yield and submit to its jurisdiction.
Dung explained that the Ecclesiastical court shall exercise such
appellate and supervisory jurisdiction in civil proceedings
involving questions of Ecclesiastical law and Christian personal
law.
The lawmaker said that the amendment bill was seeking 14
alterations in sections 6, 84, 185, 240, 246, 247, 288, 289, 292
and 318 of the principal Act.
“It alters the second, third, sixth, and seventh schedule of the
principal act.

According to him, the amendments will no doubt widen the scope
of jurisprudence, adjudication and legal practice in our nation.
“It will bring to reality the administration of Ecclesiastical
Christian tenets and law in adjudicating matters of personal
Christian law and civil matters.
“These shall be prescribed in the rule of practice and procedure of
the Ecclesiastical courts.’’
Dung emphasised that the amendment would activate section 37
(1) of the 1999 constitution which guaranteed the right of every
citizen to freedom of thought, conscience and religion.
“It will also entails freedom to propagate one’s religion or belief in
worship, teaching, practice and observance,’’ Dung said.
He said that Cardinal who will serve as judges of the
Ecclesiastical court shall be drawn from those learned in law.
They shall be required to administer justice in accordance with
the Christian faith and the law of the nation.
Speaker, House of Representatives, Mr Yakubu Dogara referred the
bill to the Special ad hoc Committee on the Review of the 1999
constitution. (NAN)


www.dailypost.ng/2016/12/06/bill-establish-christian-court-scales-second-reading/

good one. Everything should be balance.

They know that one day they(muslim) will burn down the courts
and nothing any body can do.
Who amonge you can burn down a sharia court pls raise up yr hand.