Kwara House passes cultism prohibition bill

Date: 2016-04-28

The Kwara State House of Assembly has passed the new Secret Cults and Secret Society Prohibition Bill 2016.

The new law equally outlawed cultism establishment, commission, existence, membership and activities of secret cults and secret societies in both academic and non academic environments in the State. It could be recalled that the State Executive Council, SEC, had proposed ten years minimum jail term for whoever is found guilty of being a member of secret societies in the state, especially cultism before the lawmakers.

The House also passed the State Revenue Court Amendment Bill 2016 and the State Revenue Administration Amendment Bill. Under the new law, the payee now has the right to appeal to revenue court for adjudication while the revenue court has criminal jurisdiction, and court proceedings must be concluded within 30 days.

The Revenue Administration Amendment Law will equally ensure smooth administration of revenue laws in the state to make the state less dependent on the dwindling federation account. It equally establish revenue court to ensure quick dispensation of cases relating to revenue collection in the State.

The Speaker of the House, Dr. Ali Ahmad along with other members had ensured clause by clause consideration of the three bills after the presentation of reports by the chairmen House Committee on Finance and Appropriation and Public Petition, Ethics, Privileges and Judiciary Hon Mashood Bakare and Barrister Kamaldeen Fagbemi respectively at the floor of the House.

The Speaker who presided over the sitting, directed the Clerk of the House, Mr. Simon Okedare to read the bills for the third time and prepare clean copy for the Governor's assent. He cautioned anybody nursing the ambition of joining secret cults and secret societies in the State to have a rethink or face the wrath of the laws saying that the new law now provide increased number of jail term.

Ahmad equally urged parents and guardians to monitor the activities of their children and wards against any anti social conduct adding that the law will always take its course. While speaking on the new revenue law, the Speaker explained that the laws were enacted for the good of the people of the State and enjoined them to abide by the new laws.

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