There might be a new law soon that would ban public religious activity in Kadunna as the State legislature are considering passing into law, an executive bill presented to them by the governor, Nasir Ahmad Elrufai, seeking to regulate religious preaching.

The bill for a law to substitute the Kaduna State Religious Preaching Law, 1984 will license all clerics in the state including quest speakers.


This bill will give the Governor the sole authority to issue license to people to preach in designated areas of the state. 9jaBuzz learnt and researched that this bill is in conflict with the Section Four of the Nigeria Constitution on the right to worship and therefore is against it since it restricts freedom of worship.

Funny enough, this bill has scaled through first and second reading and now at a committee level, had secured input from CAN and JNI without a public hearing.

A source at the Kadunna State House of Assembly spoke on animosity.

Let me tell you, all processes that will make this bill to be passed into law have been completed except for the public hearing. The committee members are working very fast to pass the bill and not necessarily calling for a public hearing

We gathered that this 15 points bill is seeking to issue license to all preachers in the state for a period not exceeding one year. External preachers will be licensed within the period of their programmes in Kaduna.

All licensed preachers would be registered and accredited to preach in all the local governments while clerics without license, or people who plays religious cassette or uses a loudspeaker for religious purposes after 8pm in a public place, uses a loudspeaker in vehicle with religious recordings, abuses religious books or uses any derogatory terms in describing any religion among others shall be liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding two years or a fine of N200,000.00 or both or have his license revoked.

According to the bill, Sharia Courts and Customary Courts shall have jurisdiction to try violators.

Source: http://9jabuzz.com.ng/imagine-kadunna-house-of-assembly-to-pass-bill-restricting-religious-activities-in-state/

Kaduna state, hmmmmmmm

Provided the bill covers all religions practiced in the state I don't see any problem with it

Op please tell Elrufai that there's a construction ongoing to build an Idiot. . .and that his brain is needed for it.