You have no right to license preachers, court tells Kaduna govt

June 20, 2019

1.1 min readCategories: News

A Kaduna State High Court on Wednesday ruled  that the state had no right  to screen and issue licences to preachers in the state.

But Justice Hajaratu Gwadah  ruled  that the state government had the right to regulate religious activities in the state.

The judgement was  delivered in suit filed by the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, challenging the constitutionality of a  bill by the Kaduna State Government seeking  the regulation of religious activities  in the state.

The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria    in 2016 challenged  the constitutionality of the bill.

The PFN,  among other  prayers, asked  the   court for a declaration that  the court to stop the bill.

However, Justice  Gwadah   said  Sections 6 and 9 of the bill which seeks to  screen and licence  preachers “violates the constitutional rights of the applicant”.

In his reaction  to the judgment, counsel  for  the PFN, Sunny Akanni, said he was satisfied with the judgment.

He said, “Our argument is that you cannot licence pastors because they  already licences. In Christianity, not only ordained pastors preach. Every Christian is commanded to preach the gospel.”

Counsel for the state government, Sanusi Usman, however said he was not  dissatisfied  with the judgment.

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