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The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed for a second reading a bill aiming to amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to establish Ecclesiastical Courts of Appeal.
The Bill for an Act to Alter the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2024 to Provide for the Establishment of the Ecclesiastical Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja and the Ecclesiastical Court of Appeal of the States; and for Related Matters was sponsored by Francis Waive, representing Ughelli Udu.
The bill seeks to create courts that would adjudicate matters pertaining to Christian personal law and ecclesiastical issues.
A similar bill was proposed in 2016 to complement the regular courts in adjudicating in matters relating to the tenets of the Christian faith, but was stuck in its second reading.
The bill, sought to amend Cap. C23 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004, seeks to give the Ecclesiastical Court the compliment of the regular courts in adjudging in matters relating to the tenets of the Christian faith between individuals and groups that yield and submit to its jurisdiction. (BusinessDay: Text, Excluding Headline)
