Wednesday, September 16, 2026 -A former lawmaker who represented Kogi West Senatorial District, Dino Melaye, says government has no business sponsoring religious activities including marriages.
Melaye made this statement during an appearance on the KAA
Truths podcast.
He blasted governments at the state and federal levels for
allocating huge amount of public funds for religious activities instead of
investing in essential infrastructures like roads and hospitals.
According to the African Democratic Congress, ADC,
chieftain, religion is a personal matter that should not involve state funding.
Melaye said, “Government has no business sponsoring
religious activities including marriages. It’s so wrong that government now
starts funding religious activities. What is the function of the churches? What
is the function of the billionaires who have made money and can sponsor people
on religious pilgrimage?
“And there is no chapter in the Quran or the Bible that says
if you don’t go to Mecca or Israel for pilgrimage, you will not make heaven.
“Then why will government be spending billions of naira that
is supposed to be meant for development? You know the state of our roads and
hospitals in this country.
“We cannot prioritize our spending. What is the business of
government with religion? That we are spending hundreds of billions annually to
send people to Mecca and Jerusalem?”
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