Delegates to the National Conference will today resume sitting in Abuja after a one week break following of the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Abuja last week.
Some of the issues that will be considered at different committee sessions include the independence of election management body and the relationship between the state and religion.
Detaching the state from religious matters has been a source for debate between the Muslim and Christian delegates, with the later arguing the country's constitution had given unequal advantage to the Islamic religion.
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) had argued for the repeal of laws establishing and funding religious courts. According CAN, if the government fails to change it as it was presently in the constitution, it will not hesitate to establish and fund Ecclesiastical Courts for Christians as counterpart to Sharia.
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