BILL GOVERNING AND ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR CHRISTIAN BEHAVIOR PASSES SECOND READING IN THE SENATE

The Senate's second reading of a measure to establish a National Center for Christian Education to oversee and establish guidelines for the practice of Christianity in Nigeria has been approved.

Senator Binos Yaroe of the Adamawa South Senatorial District sponsored the legislation.

Senator Istifanus Gyang of the Plateau North Senatorial District weighed in on the issue and claimed that radicalism has been bred by wrongly practiced religion.

When the measure is passed, a curriculum for Christian education will be created, Gyang said, adding that if religion is practiced properly, it may be a source of strength and national unity.

The law, according to Senator Abba Moro, who also spoke, is "apt" considering that some youth have been deceived by radical religious groups.

Yaroe asserted that the center's establishment will help with the nation's: "inappropriate practice" of religion, which according to him, had in the past, led to issues.

Senator Istifanus Gyang of the Plateau North Senatorial District weighed in on the issue and claimed that radicalism has been bred by wrongly practiced religion.

When the measure is passed, a curriculum for Christian education will be created, Gyang said, adding that if religion is practiced properly, it may be a source of strength and national unity.

The law, according to Senator Abba Moro, who also spoke, is "apt" considering that some youth have been deceived by radical religious groups.

The misreading of the Bible and the Quran, according to Moro, was a cause in some of the country's issues.

The bill passed Second Reading on a voice vote under the direction of Senate President Ahmad Lawan, who was presiding over the discussion. The bill was then forwarded to the Committee on Education for additional legislative input.