Pastor Okotie Advises El-Rufai On Preaching Bill

Here’s a statement by the Chairman, Fresh Democratic Party, Pastor Chris Okotie, issued by his media aide, Ladi Ayodeji, on Saturday advising Govenror El-Rufai on how best to deal with the preaching bill. Read after the cut...

“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.