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Sultan of Sokoto condemns Law School’s decision of Denying Firdaus from being Called to Bar

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Sultan of Sokoto condemns Law School's decision of Denying Firdaus from being Called to Bar - BellaNaija

Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III

The Sultan of Sokoto, Mohammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has condemned the Nigerian Law School’s decision of denying Firdaus Amasa from being called to bar, Daily Trust reports.

The Sultan, speaking under the theme, “Public Trust and Accountability,” at the 5th National Convention of Muslim Public Affairs Centre (MPAC), said the hijab simply means decent dressing.

The Sultan, president of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), was represented by one of its members, the Wazirin of Katsina, Sanni Abubakar Lugga.

The constitution is clear, the Sultan said, and no Nigerian can be discriminated against and denied their right. He said:

His eminence wonders while Hijab has now become a controversial issue. Hijab simply means decent dressing, decent dressing by the females. So why should decent dressing be a problem? The Hijab is just an Arabic word. In English it means decent dressing.
His Eminence has asked Nigerians to reflect and see that this is not only an Islamic mode of dressing but a Christian mode of dressing. It is also a Judaism mode of dressing and it is a dressing for every decent woman. It is a dressing for any woman who wants to preserve her chastity in public.
Secondly, in Nigerian constitution it is absolutely clear. Why should Nigerian Muslims be molested and even denied their own right? The Appeal Court ruling in Ilorin is there, the Appeal Court in Lagos and also the High Court all delivered judgement in favour of Hijab.
Justice Alooma, the former CJN, Justice Bukalchuwa and other Senior Justices in Nigeria wear their Hijab and then the wig on top of it. The Nigeria Judicial Council (NJC), the Highest body in the judiciary has not said, ‘no, they should stop’ which means the Nigerian constitution allows the Hijab, the Nigerian Courts through these three judgements have allowed the Hijab and the NJC through these senior judges has allowed the Hijab.
Why will a legal school refuse our sister’s induction into the judiciary simply because she is wearing Hijab? Is the law school saying they are above the NJC, they are above the Nigerian constitution, they are above these three senior courts?
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