SENATE President, David Mark, yesterday, said proponents of Section 29 (4)(b) in the constitution hid under religious guise to get the section sail through during last week's clause-by-clause voting in the on-going constitution amendment process.
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He said it was time Nigerians shunned religion when dealing with sensitive issues if the country must forge ahead.
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Already, the Christian Association of Nigerian, CAN, has concluded plans to mobilize Nigerians to protest the non-amendment of provisions of the Constitution, just as the Paediatric Association of Nigeria, PAN, has called for immediate reinstatement of the age of marriage to 18 years.
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He regretted that rather than being praised, the upper legislative chamber was being vilified over its bold attempt to have the controversial clause removed from the country's law book.
Blackmail is something that is still existing 100 percent in Nigeria. And that doesn't speak well of us at all...Too bad!