Adelani Adepegba
The Federal Government has faulted claims by the Lagos State Government that a Federal High Court has shut down the Ikoyi Marriage Registry , insisting that the report is false.
The Ministry of Interior said that the court presided over by Justice Chuka Obiozor simply upheld the judgment of a Federal High Court delivered in 2002 which was not appealed.
It explained that the case, Suit No : FHC/L /CS /1760/16- Egor Local Government Area of Edo State & three others Vs. Ministry of Interior & others, cited by the Lagos State government was actually struck out by Justice Obiozor in his judgment delivered on April 30, 2018.
The Director of Legal , Ministry of Interior , Bola Odugbesan, made the clarification in a statement in Abuja on Friday, in reaction to a press statement on Thursday by the Director , Public Affairs, Lagos State Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs, Bisi Olufuwa.
Olufuwa had claimed that the Lagos State had secured a court injunction restraining the Ikoyi registry from conducting marriages .
Dismissing the claims, Odugbesan presented a copy of the judgment by Obiozor who described the case as an abuse of court process and struck it out .
Checks by our correspondent also showed that the Lagos State Government was not a party to the suit .
Clarifying what transpired in the suit , Odugbesan said, “ In the case, the court was invited to interpret the provisions of the Constitution conferring on local governments, the powers to register marriages .
“ The Minister of Interior, through his Counsel , Bola Odugbesan, argued that under item 61 of the Exclusive List , matters connected with marriage under the Marriage Act , issuing of marriage certificate and its registration are outside the purview of state and /or local governments.”
The director further explained , “The Federal High Court in its judgment dated April 30 , 2018 , struck out the case of the Plaintiffs, ie , Egor LGA & Ors . The court held that the case is an abuse of the court process in view of the earlier judgment of the court in 2002 which upheld the sanctity of the rights of the Minister to issue licences to places of worship to conduct marriages , and the Registrar under the Marriage Act to register marriages . It is instructive to note that Lagos State was not a party in the case,”
Odugbesan insisted that the Federal High Court never ordered the closure of Ikoyi Marriage Registry as claimed by Olufuwa.
http://punchng.com/court-didnt-close-ikoyi-marriage-registry-fg-tells-lagos-govt/

Let the drama continue

okay

ok na.Court order to close court

I need to leave Nigeria.

Please. let a lawyer come and explain this in "lay man's terms'!

Transmission of confusion

I disagree with the Court ruling. ..for crying out loud someone wants to deprive of getting marry.. Omo ko le werk.

I didn't understand a thing in this write up... I mean.. Transmission or confusion... ehm.. Sorry sir... But transmission.. Transmission

I see

have known this before

I disagree with the Court ruling. ..for crying out loud someone wants to deprive me of getting marry.. Omo ko le werk.

Game up people !

Confusion everywhere...

Today, manhunt for journalist, tomorrow, no manhunt for journalist
Herdsmen kill 100 in Benue, tomorrow, no only 10 were killed
Otedola to run for Governor, tomorrow, Otedola is not running for governor
Transmission video was doctored, no it was a spiritual attack
Buhari flies to London for medical check up, tomorrow, no he is there on official duty
72 APC state chairmen emerge, no it's only 36
etc

Who did this to Nigeria?

Why I even come open this thread self? I read read, I kno fit understand wetin dem dey talk

Lagos State Government and its insatiable appetite to amass public funds.

Lawyers in d house over to u, cos I'm confused

This transmission is confusing

Stop messing with our head people..... What are we to believe now?

Issorit, so how does this change the price of garri in the market?

All they are fighting for is to monopolise the funds coming from marriage

Lagos State, should have clarified this before rushing to the press.


Minister to issue licences to places of worship to conduct marriages , and the Registrar under the Marriage Act to register marriage

Matherson:
I need to leave Nigeria.

Make we go together. I am more tired than you are. Before transmitted disease of transmission go catch person.

Simply means Lagos State goofed big time. The court upheld an earlier decision reached in 2002 confirming the powers of the minister of interior to grant marriage licenses and register registries.
According to this write up, the jurisdiction of the Ikoyi registry was never subject to litigation.

francotunsco:
Please. let a lawyer come and explain this in "lay man's terms'!

I read it three times and couldn’t make head or tails of it.

And I read contracts for a living

loopholes everywhere in all our structures-except in our corruption structure. Those who should sit down, deliberate and correct all the mistakes are too lazy for such complex work. Instead, they are collecting unknown salaries and the time they should use to research on issues are for prostitutes.

There is really no need to fight over this matter. With a population of 180million, the marriage business can still go round everybody. Lagos state government should stop being greedy. Federal government should do their thing and state governments should do theirs unhindered. There is enough money to be made by everybody from the marriage business.

Bbbh

Couples love going to Ikoyi registry oo