The House of Representatives has expressed serious concern over a bill recently introduced in the United States Senate seeking to classify Nigeria as a “Country of Particular Concern” (CPC) for alleged violations of religious freedom.
The motion, brought under Matters of Urgent Public Importance by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu on Wednesday called for a coordinated diplomatic and domestic response to what he described as “a mischaracterisation of Nigeria’s complex security and religious freedom landscape.”
The motion
The motion is titled “Urgent Need for a Coordinated Diplomatic and Domestic Response to the Proposed Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act of 2025 (US Senate Bill S.2747) and to Mischaracterisations of Nigeria’s Security and Religious-Freedom Landscape.”
In his presentation on the floor, Mr Kalu informed lawmakers that on 9 September, a bill titled Nigeria Religious Freedom Accountability Act, 2025 (S. 2747) was introduced in the United States Senate.
According to him, the proposed legislation sponsored by Ted
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