The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has expressed joy over the judgment of the Kaduna State High Court, which ruled that the state government has no right to screen and issue licences to religious p
reachers in the state.
She, however, maintained that the government has the right to regulate religious activities in the state. The PFN had described the bill as an infringement on the fundamental human right of its members, asking the court for a declaration that setting up a committee for the screening and licencing of preachers is a violation of its rights.
The statement said: “Our contention at the time Governor Nasir el-Rufai sent the executive Bill for a Law to substitute the Kaduna State Religious Preaching Law 1984 to the House of Assembly of Kaduna State was that the provisions of the bill is discriminatory and a violation of the fundamental rights of freedom of religion and association as guaranteed by the Nigerian Constitution.
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