Chairman, Fresh Democratic Party, Pastor
Chris Okotie, through his media aide, Ladi Ayodeji, released a
statement on Saturday, April 3, 2016, advising Governor El-Rufai on how
best to deal with the preaching bill.
“The governor should also consider that
religion is on the exclusive list, and the parameters for effectively
executing such a widely berthed licensing action are beyond the purview
of government understanding of the numerous religions.
“The criteria for licensing would be impossible for the government to decide.”
“Instead, we should all unite with the
governments in its battle to contain cult violence, street crimes,
kidnapping, child abuse and youth restiveness across the country.
“It is not good for the governor to
enact a law that could inflame religious passions at a time when his
party, the APC, under the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari,
appears to be defeating the Boko Haram insurgent, with the hope of their
final defeat clearly on the horizon,” the statement added.
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