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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that any resident who wishes to settle disputes through the Sharia is free to do so in the state.

Makinde made this declaration during the 2025 Iftar programme organised by the state government.

The event was attended by Islamic clerics, Muslim leaders, and top government functionaries in the state.

While addressing the gathering, Makinde noted that he needed to clarify the plan to apply Sharia law in some states of the South-West, including Oyo.

He stated that his istration would not oppose anything that aligns with the Constitution.

He explained that of the public are free to approach the Sharia if they so wish.

The governor, who described the as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism, emphasised that the courts remain constitutionally empowered to settle all disputes.

According to him: “I read in the newspaper that I would go to court for an interpretation regarding the Sharia , which is ongoing in Oyo. That is not my position.

“My position is that we will anything that is in our constitution. I made a statement when Muslims in South-Western Nigeria, MUSWEN, came to my office that we should not encourage discord among ourselves, no matter how small.

“My interpretation is that even within our families, not every issue is taken to court. When people have disagreements, the elders in the family try to settle the dispute.

“So, regarding this particular Sharia , whoever wishes to engage with it and sees it as an alternative dispute resolution mechanism, it is fine. It will help the government and ensure that fewer cases reach our judges.

“We will encourage alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, and the only thing I can say is that if enforcement or further clarification is required, the courts—recognised by the constitution—remain available.”

https://dailypost.ng/2025/03/27/dispute-resolution-youre-free-to-approach-sharia--makinde-tells-oyo-residents/

But how can some people from the South West be saying they don't need Sharia court in their land when there are millions of islamic natives from the region?

I think the conversation should be about: if two Muslims, A and B, have an issue, can A drag B to a Shari'a court if B doesn't consent to it?

This is another milestone achievement from the North. We must enforce Sharia laws on all Yoruba land. Soon we will install a Northerner to serve as Emir in Oyo, the way we did in Ilorin years ago.


Sharia law has come to stay in South West, any Yoruba man wey no want am should do the needful

what the Bleep did I just read

Ok

E don happen

nawa o

Watianoengineer:
what the Bleep did I just read

Continue fighting Igbos you hear, when I tell you people you don't even know your enemies, you think I am just saying it for saying sake...

The thing you people wanted has begun, this is just one of it and more will still come except you guys start backtracking and making amends but I don't really see that happening because you guys are so engrossed in the rubbish some of you are doing

Shari'a has come to stay in Yorubaland. Where are those people shouting on social media that it would not happen in Yorubaland? It has happened in your generation; you can relocate to Ghana if you're not satisfied.

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ImpartialGuy:
But how can some people from the South West be saying they don't need Sharia court in their land when there are millions of islamic natives from the region?

I think the conversation should be about: if two Muslims, A and B, have an issue, can A drag B to a Shari'a court if B doesn't consent to it?

I think it's fine. But in southwest there's Oyo State and there is Lagos State and Ogun State.
No one should bring this madness to Ogun State because we're different in reasoning.
A de kola

Wow
It is official
Yorubaland has been conquered with the tacit agreement of Tinubu

Very soon they will bring it to South East

E get Senate ambition

Watianoengineer:
what the Bleep did I just read

Hahahaha. Game on.

As lover of Yoruba tribe
I also advocate for Sharia law to adopted in Yoruba land, which will give our Muslim brothers Fair hearing being enshrined in our constitution.

This is what I was telling them in the other thread and some fools who doesn't know they're actually foolish were calling me names and after seeing this news they'd still believe there's no Islamization agenda going on in Nigeria, let me bring the post here again.


Let me warn my Anambra brethrens.... There's a serious Islamic agenda going on in Nigeria now with speed. They have captured Rivers State using Wike and Asari Dokubo, now they have made Asari Dokubo the Islamic leader for South South and South East, Asari Dokubo understands the game because that was the primary reason they choose and bred him from childhood just as Pastor Bosun Emmanuel mentioned few years ago in his exposition of the plans by Muslims to Islamize the entire Nigeria, but Wike does not understand this plan because he was rather carried away by power drunk and political selfish interests.

Now they're weighing on the options between this man Nicholas Ukachukwu and Valentine Ozigbo who will be a better tool to perfect their agenda in Anambra being the heart of Igbo land, we must resist this plan with what ever it takes. Hope Uzodinma have layed some underground foundations for them but its not easy to raise their evil heads because of the invisible presence of IPOB. Nnamdi Kanu and Pastor Bosun Emmanuel screamed about this agenda but people thought it's impossible,... Yoruba people thought they could just wish it away by rebuking who ever made mention of it, but today they have already established sharia law in Oyo state and Governor Makinde is helpless, this is happening while a Yoruba man is the president.

Of course that's part of the deal that forcefully brought him as the president, and as all these are happening, the National Assembly have ed a bill proposing that individuals who lives anywhere in the country for up to ten years can becomes a citizen of where he lives, this bill already ed second reading in the National Assembly. IPOB were the only monster standing in their way to this agenda and that's why they fought IPOB with everything in their disposal including the adant incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu. Tinubu is on Islamic mission, People should wake up especially the Yorubas who think that their brother is the president and wouldn't do anything against them, Tinubu already sold Yoruba people out, go and mark it somewhere because it's no longer far before you see it.

Governor Makinde whom are you trying to impress with this, don't allow something that will eventually bring horror and sorrow to the people of Oyo state even after you must have left as governor.

Or maybe this is a fake news.

Na not backed by law..... But u see dat sharia, it's not going to work

Lol, that's the surrender statement, Oyo has fallen.

Very soon you will see massive switch in the media, they will tell you it's certain people that wants to divide the Yorubas and the resistance will stop.

khalling2008:
Shari'a has come to stay in Yorubaland. Where are those people shouting on social media that it would not happen in Yorubaland? It has happened in your generation; you can relocate to Ghana if you're not satisfied.

It can be established all over the country. It’s not a problem. But let me see the baatard that will come and take me to sharia court for eating pork or drinking alcohol. Or let me hear that you say there should be no churches in the north.

ImpartialGuy:
But how can some people from the South West be saying they don't need Sharia court in their land when there are millions of islamic natives from the region?

I think the conversation should be about: if two Muslims, A and B, have an issue, can A drag B to a Shari'a court if B doesn't consent to it?

Or

Between a Muslim and a Christian, can the muslim drag a christian to a shari'a court if the Christian doesn't consent to it but prefer the conventional court?

What if you drag me to Sharia court and I tell you say I no dey go, wetin go happen? Dem go arrest me?
Because I'm sure not everyone would align with this new idea.

descartes400:


Or

Between a Muslim and a Christian, can the muslim drag a christian to a shari'a court if the Christian doesn't consent to it but prefer the conventional court?

In my own view, a Christian cannot appear before a Shari'a court because he will be asked to swear with the Qur'an. No serious Christian will do that.

What kind of rubbish nation is this?

So, Nigeria officially has two Constitutions, the secular constitution and the Shari'a constitution?

Shari'a Sultans and emirs, Sharia hisba h police and now Shari'a courts?

Watching in 3D.

lordm:
Very soon they will bring it to South East

It can't happen.

Antiurchins:
As lover of Yoruba tribe
I also advocate for Sharia law to adopted in Yoruba land, which will give our Muslim brothers Fair hearing being enshrined in our constitution.

Are u saying Muslims have not been having fair hearing?

Seyi hope it's not because of your next political agenda that you want to sell Oyo people?

You allowed sharia court without talking about the law that guides it. Well posterity will judge us all.

Some of the things that happen when you don't have a leader who can take a CLEAR stand on issues.

Hope when the Judgment in the Sharia Court requires the Hand to be Cut off or 40 lashes hope there won't be issues?

Before you reply just imagine say na you the Judgment affect.