A coalition of civil rights and faith-based organisations has faulted renewed advocacy for the expansion of Sharia law in Nigeria, saying it poses a direct threat to the nation’s unity, constitutional order, and fundamental human rights. The coalition, under the umbrella of End Sharia Now and allied groups including One Nation One Law, Global ...
A civic group under the aegis of the End Sharia Now Campaign has called for the urgent removal of all Islamic references from Nigeria’s 1999 Constitution. The group said the existing provisions are a direct threat to the country’s secular identity, reports The Guardian. The convener, Benson Sunday, in a statement today, argued that the [&helli...
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has disclosed that the National Assembly is considering amendments to 161 areas in the 1999 constitution in the ongoing review. Briefing newsmen after a closed-door session with governors of the 36 states of the federation during their meeting which started last night and ran into ...
•Anyaoku Former Commonwealth Secretary-General, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, today, warned that if Nigeria refuses to do away with the 1999 Constitution, development will continue to elude the country. While faulting the 99 Constitution which he described as unitary, Anyaoku argued that united and progressive pluralistic countries were those who addre...
•House of Representatives The House of Representatives has rejected a bill seeking to expand Islamic law in the 1999 constitution. The bill which was a constitutional amendment bill was sponsored by Rep Aliyu Missau, reports Vanguard. The bill intended to amend sections 24, 262, 277, and 288 of the 1999 constitution by removing the word [&hell...
•Tinubu Amidst apprehension of a planned nationwide protest, the All Progressives Congress has urged organisers of the protest to shelve its agitation to have President Bola Tinubu scrap the 1999 Constitution, describing it as a tall order. Speaking in Abuja after a meeting held behind closed doors with the Forum of APC State Chairmen to [&hel...
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