Making the appeal at the inaugural sitting of the Customary Court of Appeal (CCA), Rumuogba, Obio/Akpor local government area yesterday, Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi said some practices were evil and told the members to be guided by their conscience while delivering justice.

“Pregnant women are not allowed to embark on the pilgrimage because of the rigorous nature of the exercise. We have had cases of miscarriages because of the pressure they pass through.

In his remark, Speaker of the Kwara State House of Assembly, Alhaji Abdullazeez Babatunde Mohammed, said the state Land Charge Bill was an executive bill which passed through three readings and that a public hearing was also conducted before it was put in place, adding that it was brought to the House will the aim of ensuring prudent use of land resource in the state.

“The NMA views the issue of personal utility vehicle allocation as a kind gesture from a politician who wants to go the extra mile to do the extra ordinary to revamp and galvanize the decaying health sector thus distinguishing himself among his peers.

She said that in spite of fears that the main militant leaders may not embrace the amnesty offer, “I cannot tell you if those we are talking to are MEND. But we are talking to some of the very big-time militants. We are reaching out to them and they are reaching out to me. I have spoken to some of them personally.