The Islamic Welfare Foundation will on May 1 mark the 32nd anniversary of its establishment with a roundtable with the theme: “Shariah in the Multi-Door Courthouse in Nigeria.”
In a statement by Prof. Wahab Egbewole, the IWF Coordinator, the objective was to seek means to further entrench the Shariah in Nigeria’s legal and judicial system and give more Muslims greater access to the Shariah.
Egbewole said recommendations from the Roundtable are expected to galvanise IWF and other Islamic organisations to work towards providing access to the Shariah for all Muslims in each State of the Federation within a time frame.
The event, which will hold at the Auditorium of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Victoria Island, Lagos by 10am, will witness presentation of three major papers.
The papers are: “The Concept of Multi-Door Courthouse in Islamic Jurisprudence,” to be delivered by Dr. Nurain Taiwo Hassan Dindi, and: “Integrating Sharia in the Contemporary Multi-Door Courthouse System in Nigeria,” by Justice Sulaiman Akanbi of the High Court of Justice, Ilorin.
Egbewole said the third paper will be delivered by Dr. Muiz Banire (SAN), on: “Implementation of Shariah in Multi-Door Courthouse in Nigeria’s South-East and South-South Geo-Political Zones.”
He said there would be three discussants, who will include judges, lawmakers and other stakeholders to on each of the topics.
Egbewole said the discourse was unique because it was yet another opportunity for the Foundation to project itself as a think-thank for the Muslim Ummah in Nigeria.
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