The Kaduna state government has inaugurated the preaching regulatory council with the aim of stemming any act of religion that will trigger conflict in the state.
Kaduna state governor Nasir El-rufai who inaugurated the council at the Kashim Ibrahim House, Kaduna said, religion must not be used for economic and political exploitation.
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He said his administration is ready to tackle any negative religious practice in the state.
The governor said it is now the responsibility of the council to ensure that religion in the state is practiced in a manner that will not inconvenience others.
According to El-rufai, a religious preaching edict has been in place in the state since 1984, but his administration failed to implement it after reviewing the laws in 2016.
The regulatory preaching council is comprised of senior religious leaders from the Christian and Islamic faiths as well as traditional leader and public office holders.
Editor: Ebuwa Omo-Osagie
