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Why Sultan is against bill for equal inheritance for men, women
The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar III, has asked the Senate to discard the bill which seeks to ensure men and women have equal inheritance rights because it is against Islamic religion.
Other things the bill proposes are that a widow should be entitled to the custody of her children unless it is contrary to the interests and welfare of the children, that a widow shall have the right to remarry any man of her choice as well as have the right to a fair share in the inheritance of her late husband’s property and the right to live in her matrimonial house.
But the Sultan, who spoke in Gusau at the closing ceremony of the 20th Zamfara State Annual Qur’anic Recitation Competition said, “Our religion is our total way of life; therefore, we will not accept any move to change what Allah permitted us to do.
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“Islam is a peaceful religion; we have been living peacefully with Christians and followers of other religions in this country. Therefore, we should be allowed to perform our religion effectively.”
He therefore called on the Senate to discard the bill based on its religious implications.
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Roland Uchendu Pele
December 28, 2016 at 3:13 pm
The bill is actually very un-African. But to make it a religious thing is why I will not agree with the Sultan.
But generally, women should be given some more respect and honour than they presently command in the society.
Margret Dickson
December 28, 2016 at 4:28 pm
How on heart has the Muslim be living peacefully with christians in this Nigeria? With the bombings of churches in the north under the disguise that it’s Haram ?
Animashaun Ayodeji
December 28, 2016 at 4:44 pm
Women these days deserve to have equal rights, they are more hardworking than our great grandmothers who were lady in their lifetime. I give it to today’s women clap
yanju omotodun
December 28, 2016 at 9:58 pm
All you blabber now is just a thrash. Women can’t be equal with men no matter what they achieved. God has created men to be at the top and to rule over them.
JOHNSON PETER
December 28, 2016 at 9:46 pm
The sultan stood for the truth. Both religions ,I.e , Christianity and Islam, condemn such. A woman is not even entitled to have an inheritance. So I stand firmly against that too.
seyi jelili
December 28, 2016 at 10:12 pm
Says who?
Women of nowadays are not idle and Futureless as women of dark ages. We can do what men can’t do. Sierra Leone, Germany, UK are countries where women head , so sultan should forget about their tradition.
chichi emerue
December 29, 2016 at 1:08 am
Hmmmm in Igbo land women has no inheritance but in Yoruba land women has inheritance. But mostly is common in Islamic religion
Emmanuel Alayegbami
December 28, 2016 at 10:24 pm
Our women of nowadays have no virtues and most usually end up as single mothers because they can submit to their husbands all in the name of gender equality. Man is the head in everything thing. Even in bed, man is to be on top of the woman not women on top of the man as cultural imperialism.
Joy Madu
December 29, 2016 at 1:03 am
That we know but they are things a woman has to be on top just like cooking. Child berring and home choice. They are many more