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Senate Considers Proposal To Create Sharia Courts In South-West

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Agroup referred to as the Muslim Congress has submitted a memo to the Senate Committee on the Assessment of the 1999 Structure, proposing the implementation of Sharia within the southwest area.

The Islamic spiritual regulation is applied in Muslim-majority states within the Northern area, regardless of the constitutional provision that states be secular.

Sharia is alien to the southwest area which has an nearly equal inhabitants of Christian adherents and Muslims.

The Senate commenced its zonal public hearings on constitutional amendments throughout the nation on Wednesday, Might 26, 2021, months after soliciting recommendations from the general public.

Whereas presenting its memo on the Lagos listening to on Wednesday, The Muslim Congress stated it needs Sharia applied within the Yoruba-speaking southwest to cater to its Muslim inhabitants.

TMC consultant, Abdulganihu Bamidele stated: “We wish to associate for the creation of Sharia courts within the southwest due to our inhabitants of Muslims.”

The religion-based organisation additionally proposed amendments to the structure specializing in gender equality, native authorities autonomy, state and group policing, and judicial and legislative autonomy.

Dozens of different organisations and people additionally offered their memos on the public listening to on Wednesday, with the most typical matters revolving round gender equality, restructuring, and devolution of energy from the Federal Government to the State and Native Governments.

Some additionally proposed that the 1999 structure be fully scrapped and changed with a brand new citizens-led structure.

Senator representing Lagos Central, Oluremi Tinubu, who chaired the general public listening to, stated the Senate will think about all the general public submissions to create the proper doc to deal with everybody’s considerations.