A COALITION of 22 Christian groups in Nigeria led by National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) on Tuesday said the declaration of September 12 as public holiday in commemoration of Eid-El-Kabir celebration by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, was unconstitutional.
The Sultan of Sokoto at that Installation ceremony of Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi 51th Ooni of Ife
A similar incident, the coalition claimed, took place in July 2016, when Christian organisations criticised the extension of public holiday by the Federal Government over the non-sighting of the moon by the Sultan.
A statement issued by the chairman of NCEF, Mr. Solomon Asemota (SAN), on behalf of the coalition and obtained by journalists in Abuja, said it was “very improper for the head of the Islamic faith in Nigeria to announce, declare, or extend public holidays.”
A similar incident, the coalition claimed, took place in July 2016, when Christian organisations criticised the extension of public holiday by the Federal Government over the non-sighting of the moon by the Sultan.
A statement issued by the chairman of NCEF, Mr. Solomon Asemota (SAN), on behalf of the coalition and obtained by journalists in Abuja, said it was “very improper for the head of the Islamic faith in Nigeria to announce, declare, or extend public holidays.”
Eid-El-Kabir: Groups say Sultan has no constitutional right to declare public holiday
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