The bill is before the House of Representatives. They said the so-called Christian Courts Bill at this point in time, was unnecessary as it would only trigger crisis in the country. The position of the northern CAN was made known to our correspondent in Kaduna on Thursday in an interview with the Public Relations Officer of the association, Rev. John Hayab. He expressed concern over the inherent danger posed by the proposed bill that had scaled the second reading in the House. The bill is sponsored by Gyang Dung (PDP) from Plateau State and eight other members of the House. Gyang while presenting the bill during plenary on Tuesday had said the courts would complement the regular courts especially on matters relating to the tenets of the Christian faith, when established. Dung, however, noted that the cases that the proposed court could handle should be between individuals and groups that yielded to its jurisdiction. But the Christian body noted that rather than embarking on an enterprise that could throw the country into another bout of crisis, the lawmakers should make laws that could unite Nigerians. “This Christian Courts Bill cannot help us because we care that is why we are voicing it out. “This thing is not really what Nigerians want now,” he said. The spokesman noted that the religious body would want the National Assembly, especially the House of Representatives to succeed but argued, “we think some of their actions can really trigger crisis.” The CAN, he said, was of the belief that the House should hammer more on what would bear good fruit for Nigerians and “not what will divide us.” He reminded the lawmakers to also note that the traditional religion worshippers were entitled to rights of worship as enshrined in the constitution, adding that “what if they wake up tomorrow and demand that there must be court for the ‘pagans?’”]]>

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