CUPP Faults New CAMA, Sues FG

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), has alleged that the new Corporate and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) recently signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari is a ploy to hijack religious bodies.
CUPP spokesman, Ugochinyere Ikenga, who spoke at a press briefing in Abuja, described the new legislation as an assault on the freedom of worship.
Ikenga noted that while the opposition agreed that some religious organisations may not have lived up to expectations,  the clauses in the Act, which affect religious groups could be politicised by government.
Consequently,  the CUPP spokesman said the coalition through one of its members,  the Action Peoples Party (APP) has filed a suit before an Abuja High Court to challenge the legality of the new law.
“This new law and how the mysterious sections which attack the very sacred foundations of God-given right to freedom of worship, association and speech alongside the right of believers to have their spiritual leaders and their doctrine sacredly pursued is a shock to the opposition family. “We agree that there is need for regulation of activities of religious groups, but that can be done by enacting laws for religious self regulatory bodies like professional bodies self-regulate and not a direct take over and subjugation of the Christian and Muslim bodies and their outfits under the control of government and a political party member.” “The new CAMA  should have expressly exempted religious bodies and immune them from the control of a minister of trade and CAC which can be easily influenced politically”, he said.