The Lagos State Government on Tuesday said it will start monitoring the activities of churches and mosques in the state to check the ones spreading hate messages stating that religious intolerance will not be accepted.
The Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdulhakeem Abdullateef, made this statement during a meeting with members of the Nigeria inter-Religious Council, at the state secretariat, Ikeja.
He said:
“Henceforth, we will start to monitor mosques and churches and ensure that clerics do not engage in hate preaching capable of endangering people’s freedom.
“Our constitution recognises the rights of every citizen to express himself or herself in a way he or she believes. Also, everyone has the right to freedom of religion and conscience.”
He also asked clerics to remove their external loudspeakers after use so as not to constitute a nuisance to their community.
“This is the time for advocacy; let everybody realise that they have the right and freedom to practice their religion, but you will be stopped from practising that religion if it creates mischief and under Section 45 of the constitution, the government is empowered to put a stop to your freedom when it endangers other people’s freedom.
“We are going to ensure that this advocacy is taken to the grass roots to let people know that we are not stopping them from practising their religion but the rights of others must be taken into consideration,” he added.
The co-chairman of NIREC in Lagos, Dr. Saheed Timeyin, also advocated the need to prevent youths from having contact with religious extremists.
He advised the state government to include Peace Education in the curriculum of primary and secondary schoolchildren for them to imbibe tolerance.
Punch
96 comments:
Our problem in Nigeria is Muslim
Welcome development
Dis is gd
Weldone 2 dia governor
It wil help a lot
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Why still using fasholas pictures.
Yea that's one place to start from.The two religions need to know that they ain't each others enemies. The common enemy is BH
Sharp girl, changed the picture from Fashola to Ambode
Is this really necessary?
#It wiLL oNLy gEt beTTer
#iT mUsT eNd iN prAise
Propaganda.
APC NEEDS TO QUIT PROPAGANDA.
APC NEEDS TO STOP BRAINWASHING THE NATION.
GO GIVE YOUR SERMON TO RILWAN, THE APC LEADERS THAT THREATENED TO DROWN IGBO PEOPLE IN LAGOS LAGOS.
WHEN OBA OF LAGOS PREACHED HIS FAMOUS HATE SPEECH AGAINST THE IGBOS, AMBODE AND OTHERS APC LEADERS IN LAGOS AND ABUJA STAYED SILENT INSTEAD OF TELLING THE MAN HE WAS WRONG.
WHEN BUHARI AND HIS BROTHER SHEKAU WERE HITTING UP THE POLITY AND INCITING ETHNIC AND RELIGIOUS HATE, AMBODE AND OTHERS APC LEADERS IN LAGOS AND ABUJA AND UP AND DOWN THE COUNTRY STAYED SILENT INSTEAD OF TELLING THE MAN HE WAS WRONG.
AMBODE, BUHARI, TINUBU, FASHOLA, OBASANJO AND ALL OTHER APC LEADERS ARE CROOKS, HYPOCRITES AND SCUMBAGS.
THEY SHOULD STICK THEIR USELESS PROPAGANDA AND SERMON WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE.
SMH.
Why did u put Fashola na
OK did u just remembered? Haha it is Ambode
Greetings! Many thanks for the good work you do. This news item has the picture of former Gov. Fashola as against the incumbent Governor, Ambode. It would appear to be an error. Barr. Emeka Nnubia.
Greetings! Many thanks for the good work you do. This news item has the picture of former Gov. Fashola as against the incumbent Governor, Ambode. It would appear to be an error. Barr. Emeka Nnubia.
If its going to help, then by all means! I'm in full support of it.
#TeamBlessed#
Greetings! Many thanks for the good work you do. This news item has the picture of former Gov. Fashola as against the incumbent Governor, Ambode. It would appear to be an error. Barr. Emeka Nnubia.
Hian! How possible is dat sef?
Make una also monitor witches and wizard wey dey do meeting for midnight. That one too follow
So thats now this man problem...Lagosians will regret ever voting this man.
The man Na mumu
I hope the hate message checking will extend to preaching against homosexuals.
Pls monitor witches and wizards too ooo
Seem the lagos state govt is really jobless or less busy, what a waste of vote!!!
Dats a good one. Dis would really go a long way. Linda take note!
Dats a good one. Dis would really go a long way. Linda take note!
The most handsome governor Lagos state has ever produced... Carry on with your good work
Who then monitors d harblist
Who will monitor d oba of lagos
Who then monitors d harblist
How feasible is dt
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Provide social amenities and not this abeg....
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Oh shut the hell up. We need jobs, electricity, water, social amenities, good health care etc. And this is what u wanna focus on. Mr Ambode u have lost the plot completely.
Abii..
Abeg leave churches and mosque alone, come and complete the road u pple started in Ago
Lagosians Will regret nothing ..... He will deliver....
Abiii
Alright...let see how you will look into it.
But I don't think there is religion issues in lagos before.
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I think this is least of the problems facing Lagos state. There are bigger problems the governor can pay attention to.
a) Many roads are bad
b) No proper water in circulation
c) Insecurity
d) Poor drainage facilities
e) Traffic issues
f) More Schools
g) Equip hospitals and build more
h) Poor learning environment in schools
i) Poor maintenance culture of various social amenities and infrastructures in the state.
Let me help you list your job descriptions, Focus man , there is work to do.
My friend go and work, and stop the monitoring spirit...
I think this is least of the problems facing Lagos state. There are bigger problems the governor can pay attention to.
a) Many roads are bad
b) No proper water in circulation
c) Insecurity
d) Poor drainage facilities
e) Traffic issues
f) More Schools
g) Equip hospitals and build more
h) Poor learning environment in schools
i) Poor maintenance culture of various social amenities and infrastructures in the state.
Let me help you list your job descriptions, Focus man , there is work to do.
I think this is least of the problems facing Lagos state. There are bigger problems the governor can pay attention to.
a) Many roads are bad
b) No proper water in circulation
c) Insecurity
d) Poor drainage facilities
e) Traffic issues
f) More Schools
g) Equip hospitals and build more
h) Poor learning environment in schools
i) Poor maintenance culture of various social amenities and infrastructures in the state.
Let me help you list your job descriptions, Focus man , there is work to do.
Abii
Hahaha, please monitor the government non performance in the following areas
1. Decent and uninterupted water supply (which has been unavailable for two month now)
2.Traffic gridlock
3.Incessant robbery in traffic on same spot
4. Mud slide and other land movement natural occurrences: It is so cruel that the so called Governor did not even visit Magodo Isheri where mud slide killed innocent children.
I think the above tasks are enough for one year instead of monitoring religious institutions around.
You guys should rather maintain the legacies of the previous administration if you can not even add a single inch to their achievement.
Fashola's achievement was a baseline for government performance in lagos, this government has dropped the bar.
You guys should please sit up and sensor your communications before ypu dropped the bad ball to the public through unwarranted speaches.
You no get work @ lagos state govt
Mumu in suit, lagosians r getting robbed in trafik n u Don already enter church? Y u just no get sense somtims.
They regret already...
Ambode mr clueless..lagos is too big for this man to handle.i regret voting for him.
Such is life you never can tell. Kallion Samuel
Pple ll jst sit down & talk rubbish all in d name of resuming as commissioner. Ve u finished monitoring d water problem 4 d 1mth? Ve u given any explanation? Ve u finished monitoring d robbing everyday of onikan bridge inward vi ? Wat abt d churches wth loud speakers outside,hw man ve u removed since tunji bello left environment? Peace in curriculum ko curriculum ni.
Such is life,may God help us
On point. Dis guy is sick seriously. Wen robbers have taken over lagos state. Hate him
Such high level of irresponsibility and stupidity. Has he forgotten freedom of expression and freedom of association. Instead of fixing Lagos he is goofing. It's a shame.
This man (gov) is not serious at all... Messages preached in d churches and mosque is now the problem of lagosians???? This man should wake up to his primary responsibility.
This man dos not have work to do in government house............... seriously imagine, arm robbers are terrorizing lagosans every day in the traffic ....... God will judge all of us.
Seriously??? This is petish!
Am telling u
Mumu.. This is a great idea... Govt isn't about building roads alone.
Very good. The mosque is notoriously known for preaching hate messages, hence the bombing and the terror happening around the globe.
moslems are the anti-christ. mark my word.
#Linda publish my comment or you are a supporter of the moslem havoc unit. aka terrorist.
Hiss!
Biko he should go after church and mosque constituting nuisance of a noise in our state not dis dat he is after.
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I can now see how unserious he is.Instead of him to find better things to do in Lagos its now this. Jimi Agbaje should have been our governor.
Lol. Ok!
Already the man his the pope we Catholics were hope to see. He is the imam Muslim are hoping to see. This man is a joke. Big time. The most laziest fraudulent gov of all time. Engr Emy
Good.. Mostly Muslims
This pot belly Ambode is not a serious man at all.
this is called misplaced priority
Mr Ambode there are better things to worry about.
Is Lagos state government so jobless to the extent of monitoring mosques and churches? Stmchew
Is Lagos state government so jobless to the extent of monitoring mosques and churches? Stmchew
mumu governor, get busy jooor
Churches don't preach hate only muslims does...
Have to think twice
All Nigeria needs is the best for a good living
This man no get work at allllllllllllllll. He is really looking for an activity and this was what he resulted to??????????????? LOL. He cant even run for 2nd term.
You are an enemy of progress.
Finally, Ambode has revealed he's clueless...hate message is not his problem after all the incessant robbery on LAGOS highways....o ga oooooo
as if you dont know the religion preaching hate and killing,stop beating around the bush. as for the external loud speakers, every day 1am, 4am , na so so noise noise
Madam Linda post my comment
ehhhh seems like this man is jobless. what are his advisers doing? is that the next line of action? he isnt stern about his policies. he said containers shouldn't be moved in the day, however they still move during the day. he further said police men have been deployed to onikan axis it's too bad to know that robbers still lurk around onikan. what kind of governor have we elected? please Mr Ambode get good advisers so that we can feel your administration positively.
I hope the Lagos State Government will act upon a Petition we have written to the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency about a lady that engage in hate preaching every Wednesday and Friday 5 a.m. in Games Village Surulere. This woman belongs to the Lord Chosen denomination and all her preaching is centered on other Church denominations and the Muslims.
Linda, is there no difference between 'government' and 'governor'? Please use appropriate abbreviation for the report's title.
It's a good one...But we know the people who preach hate and who almost spend their preaching hours trying to disprove the authenticity of Jesus christ... this needs to be enacted in the North...thats where it's a nuisance...and churches who has refused to soundproof their church auditorium located in residential areas. Everything should be done well..
is that what we need now
msheeeeeew..... this man is just a figure head
Oga Mr Governor..............please also watch the increase of cream since you were highly exalted and enthroned by your 'father'. Traffic robberies are on the rise abeg!!
If I tell you that Ambode is stupid what will you tell me,If I tell you that Apc is clueless what will you say,change indeed. TIMILEYIN BLESSING
Come to Ajegunle and hear unbearable noise from Churches and Mosques speakers. That I think should need urgent action. Secondly, monitor your local governments including state roads in a very bad situation. Check out streets where repairs was half done because then one PDP leader was living the next building.
Dear governor there is much work to do.
Come to Ajegunle and hear unbearable noise from Churches and Mosques speakers. That I think should need urgent action. Secondly, monitor your local governments including state roads in a very bad situation. Check out streets where repairs was half done because then one PDP leader was living the next building.
Dear governor there is much work to do.
seen!
Lagos? Not Kano, not sokoto, not Zaria, Not kaduna, not katsina, Lagos? This governor well so? Na love we day preach for church. Those who preach hate are the other religion. Well, they have quite a few of them in the south west too.
You are right bro!
Evil islam is the cancer which the whole world is suffering
You are right bro!
Evil islam is the cancer which the whole world is suffering
Is a lie... The common enemy is islam
Ure retarded
Lets see how it goes....
Agu and Osi... awon weyrey meji.
Extremely retarded. And osinanl is a fucktard
This Ambode is a big joke. So he left the main problems he should be solving and he's now pursuing churches? This man is not fit to be a governor a swear because he lacks the expertise
This Ambode is a big joke. So he left the main problems he should be solving and he's now pursuing churches? This man is not fit to be a governor i swear because he lacks the expertise
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