Constitutional treatment of religion and the politics of human rights in Nigeria

The debate about the proper relationship between religion and politics in N igeria has been clouded historically by ideological partisanship and concep tual confusion. This article examines the topic against the backdrop of an emergent constitutional culture in the country and the paradox that this cr eates in a religiously pluralistic context. It argues that it would be fool hardy to repress pluralism in the attempt to resolve this paradox, and inst ead defends a kind of pluralist orientation that is compatible with the des ire to build and nurture a stable constitutional culture.