Lawmaker meets CAN over hijab controversy

A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Musa Saidu Abdullahi, who sponsored the bill seeking to enforce hijab wearing for female Muslims in public places, has met with the national leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria

At the meeting, he explained the rationale behind the proposal.

However the Christian body expressed its reservations about the bill, stating that Nigeria already had laws that protect citizens from any form of discrimination, including religion.

The body therefore urged the sponsor, and national assembly members by extension, to focus on the more pressing issues in the country, including insecurity.

Abdullahi is representing Bida/Gbako/Katcha federal constituency in Niger state, has sponsored the religious discrimination (prohibition and prevention) bill 2021, which has passed first and second readings.