Katsina sets up panel on Shar’ia and the constitution

A committee has been established by the Katsina State government to study the constitution as it affects the introduction of Islamic law, ‘The Guardian’ newspaper reported on Friday. Governor Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, who inaugurated the committee on Thursday, said the need to review the constitution arose from public demands for the adoption of Shar’ia in the state. Members of the committee, he said, included the state Grand Khadi, Alhaji Ahmad Batagarawa as chairman, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Alhaji Ibrahim Shama; Justice Musa Danladi of the Katsina High Court, Director of the State Pilgrims Welfare Board, Alhaji Ishaq Nuhu Batagarawa and Alhaji Ahmed Mohammad Bawa Faskari. The chief registrar of the Shar’ia Court of Appeal, Alhaji Mohammed Abubakar, will serve as the committee’s secretary.