The Qadi of the Shari’ah Court of Appeal, Kwara State, Justice Abdurraheem Sayi, has stated that approval of state authorities or traditional rulers is not needed for Muslims to establish and operate Shari’ah arbitration panels in the South-West. He described the objections to Shari’ah arbitration panels in the South-West as “legally baseless, an embarrassment to Read More
Justice Abdurraheem Sayi, a Qadi in Kwara State, asserts that Muslims in the South-West can establish Shariah arbitration panels without needing approval from state authorities or traditional rulers. He cited the Arbitration and Mediation Act of 2023, dismissing objections as legally baseless and Islamophobic. Speaking at a University of Lagos lecture, he emphasized the necessity of Shariah courts to address Muslim legal matters in the region.
