Nigeria Pastors, Imams Face Possible Licensing as GOMEP-NG Calls for Religious Leaders’ Regulation
Nigeria Pastors, Imams Face Possible Licensing as GOMEP-NG Calls for Religious Leaders’ Regulation By Charity Uwakwe "A fresh debate over religious accountability has erupted in Nigeria as the President of the Guild of Online Media Editors and Publishers of Nigeria (GOMEP-NG), Akpovoke Otiti, calls for mandatory certification and licensing of pastors and imams before they are allowed to lead congregations." "GOMEP-NG President Akpovoke Otiti has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to introduce legislation requiring pastors and imams to obtain professional certification and licences before establishing places of worship or leading religious groups. He argued that religious leaders, like doctors,…