Should the quest for the introduction of Islamic Law in the southern part of Nigeria materialise, what impact would it have on religious harmony and peaceful co-existence of all citizens?
This is the issue that will be interrogated by jurists and Islamic scholars at the inauguration of the Eti-Osa Unit of the Muslim Lawyers Association (MULLAN) next Sunday at Al-Hujaaj Central Mosque, Igbokusu, Lekki I, Lagos.
According to a Press Statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the Unit – Mr. AbdulHakeem Makinde, a former Dean, Faculty of Law of the Lagos State University (LASU), Prof. F. A. R. Adeleke will give the keynote address while a Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal, Kwara State – Hon. Justice Abdulraheem Ahmad Sayi will deliver the special lecture at the event.
The release also explained that the occasion would also feature the swearing-in of the members of the Executive Committee of the Unit, namely Mr. Olawale Ajia (Chairman), Imam Ahmad Manir (Vice-Chairman), Mr. Sulaiman Abdulsalam (Secretary), Mr. Qudus Adeoye (Assistant Secretary), Mrs. Hauwa Ibrahim Uthman (Treasurer), Mrs. Kehinde Abdulrasheed (Financial Secretary), Mr. Abdulhakeem Makinde (Public Relations Officer) and Mrs. Sekinat Makanjuola (Welfare Secretary).
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Personalities expected at the ceremony include HRM Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi of Ikateland, HRM Oba Abdulhakeem Olokodana – the Alakodo of Akodoland; Hon. Justice Abdullahi Al-Ilory, the Kadi of the Sharia Court of Appeal, Federal Capital Territory, Alhaji Abdul Jaleel Animashaun – CEO, Al-Hujaaj Hajj and Umrah Services; Judges, Senior Advocates of Nigeria and other prominent lawyers.
