19 Northern govs insist on licences for preachers

THE 19 northern state governors on Friday agreed to commence the issuance of licences to all religious organisations and preachers in all states in the region. Only Kaduna state had, hitherto, proposed the new measure.The governors, who said they were alarmed by the proliferation of sects and preachers in the region, also agreed to close down all religious organizations and institutions that refused to be registered with the respective state governments.These were part of the seven-page communiqu issued by the governors after a meeting in Kaduna on Friday.
Click here to read full news..