In any case, I should think religion, under the Constitution is not a business or purpose any Government in Nigeria should engage itself in. Section 10 of the 1999 Constitution provides clearly and unambiguously- 10. The Government of the Federation or of a State shall not adopt any religion a State religion. That is the outright proclamation of the non-spiritual or non-religious nature of our government and governance that must be, and is, civil, earthly, non-clerical, temporal and unsacred. It is, therefore, with all deference to the lower Court, an act of great Constitutional profanity for a Government, under the Constitution, to compulsorily acquire land for overriding public purpose or interest to allocate the same land for religious purpose or a place of worship.
— Ejembi Eko, JSC. Reg. Trustees Apostolic Church v. Reg. Trustees of Grace Church (2021) – SC.270/2011