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Zither:
The Federal Government is acting in excess of the powers conferred upon it by the Constitution. The Constitution is crystal clear on the issue of the arm of government with powers to register marriages in the nation.

“Register” is different from “conduct”. Pretend like u don’t know

Zither:
It appears the Federal Government has erroneously misinterpreted the provision in Section 61 of Part 1 of the second Schedule of the 1999 Constitution which states that:

The formation, annulment and dissolution of marriages other than marriages under Islamic law and Customary law including matrimonial causes relating thereto.

Here, it said nothing about the powers of the Federal Government to register marriages. What this provision means is that the Federal Government has the power to make laws as regards the formation, annulment and dissolution of marriages to the exclusion of Islamic and Customary marriages.

Section 1 (i) of the Fourth Schedule of the 1999 Constitution provides that the Local Government shall have the power to register all births, deaths and marriages. In other words, the power of registration falls within the jurisdiction iof the Local Government.

You got it slightly wrong bro. The word " formation" means to constitute, bring forth, create, arrange and procure.

Which simply put, means the " creation or constitution of a marriage, the determination or annulment thereof.

The only provsio to the Section is as it relates to customary and Islamic marriages.

Local governments and place of worship are required to be licensed.

Come to think of it. The Statutory forms you fill right from declaration of intent, publication, and the constitution thereof, are all Federal forms.

The law regulating Statutory Marriages is a Federal Law. The Rules regulating the annulment or dissolution, is a Federal Rule.

Proceedings can be conducted at any State High within the Federation.

Statutory marriage is quite different from customary marriages regulated by LGA's.

Also, by acquiescence, all LGA within the Federation, save, LCDA's , are considered licensed. So, technically, they can celebrate statutory marriages, but, in her capacity as an agent of the Federal Government.

They can't neither make laws or rules on Statutory Marriages. Even that State Houses of Assembly lacks the powers to so do.

It's the exclusive responsibility of the NASS and FG. Consider it from that POV.

Happy Sunday.

sonnie10:
If Okon and Uduak in Calabar wants to marry, they must find their way to Port Harcourt in River state.
Abasi, nsi woro Buhari ntem!

Right, and hopefully that will discourage them from marrying and having children they can’t take care of

Duggedised12:
And you think everyone is religious? There are people like me who prefer to skip the shenanigans of church weddings and go to registry.

. I agree with you.I have friends like you too especially when it appears some religious centers use it to fleece people of their resources. However some don't do that... This development is caused by the local governments.In the past the federal government delegated local governments to conduct marriage .Surprisingly local governments started producing Unified certificates different from that of the federal governments... Is this not an aberration? That is why the federal government revoked the right given to them as enshrined in the constitution . The local governments have appealed the judgement of the two lower courts in the Supreme court.Will the SC not sustain what is the constitution? It will...For now anybody who does not want to go to registries because of distance or registered places of worship can do traditional marriage. and later put it on record in the nearby local government.....

ejimatic:
. I agree with you.I have friends like you too especially when it appears some religious centers use it to fleece people of their resources. However some don't do that... This development is caused by the local governments.In the past the federal government delegated local governments to conduct marriage .Surprisingly local governments started producing Unified certificates different from that of the federal governments... Is this not an aberration? That is why the federal government revoked the right given to them as enshrined in the constitution . The local governments have appealed the judgement of the two lower courts in the Supreme court.Will the SC not sustain what is the constitution? It will...For now anybody who does not want to go to registries because of distance or registered places of worship can do traditional marriage. and later put it on record in the nearby local government.....

i would like you to explain the bolded ,how does a person put it on record in a local govt council when the councils are not licenced?

CanadaOrBust:


Right, and hopefully that will discourage them from marrying and having children they can’t take care of

and you dont know of people that have children outside wedlock? You don't know of people that have lived together had kids without even traditional marriage? You don't know of single parents? You don't know of people who only do traditional weddings?

MusaChukwudi:


Close your smelly mouth!

Lol. At leazt
My smelly mouth is better than your rotten zombie brain.

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Duggedised12:
and you dont know of people that have children outside wedlock? You don't know of people that have lived together had kids without even traditional marriage? You don't know of single parents? You don't know of people who only do traditional weddings?

These are outliers. U focus on the majority not the few

Duggedised12:
i would like you to explain the bolded ,how does a person put it on record in a local govt council when the councils are not licenced?

. I appreciate you for this question. A marriage can be put on record in the local government just as a birth or death certificate is put on record there.The constitution gives the local governments the right to do this ..It is just for a record purpose.This is NOT a statutory marriage.according to the marriage act. You will not be given a wedding certificate from the federal government. You will just be given a paper DOCUMENT like birth certificate indicating that both of you live together as husband and wife....

Thank God, dominique abeg choose one make we go do our wedding before the year runs out

kayusely70:
What are the steps to be taken

Two ways
1.Return of bride price and bridal lists with involvement of families. register dissolution of marriage in the local govt
2. Petition customary court-legal service may be required to write a potent divorce petition. if petitioner is dealing with difficult spouse, a lawyer is needed to represent him or her in court otherwise petition can represent himself or herself in court.

ejimatic:
. I appreciate you for this question. A marriage can be put on record in the local government just as a birth or death certificate is out on record there.The constitution gives the local governments the right to do this ..It is just for record purpose.This is NOT a statutory marriage.according to marriage act. You will not be given a wedding certificate from the federal government. You will just be given a paper DOCUMENT like birth certificate indication that both of you live together as husband and wife....

Now why will i go through that stress to get a paper that i cannot present as proof of marriage should i want to travel out when i can get the real deal? Does that not amount to duplication and confusion?

Also which jurisdiction does that paper from the local govt cover,lets say a couple moves from that local govt to another state entirely and wants a divorce ,will the local govt recognize the paper from another local govt from the other state?

cenaman:
Slow and getting it right, BUHARI amaka.

What is amaka inside this?
The LGAs need to sue the pants off the federal government.

OhBiafra:

What nonsense? What is he or are they getting right here?

It's ur head they're getting right. People like you don't want the progress of this country

ejimatic:
. I appreciate you for this question. A marriage can be put on record in the local government just as a birth or death certificate is put on record there.The constitution gives the local governments the right to do this ..It is just for a record purpose.This is NOT a statutory marriage.according to the marriage act. You will not be given a wedding certificate from the federal government. You will just be given a paper DOCUMENT like birth certificate indicating that both of you live together as husband and wife....

What use is this if u can just walk away and marry someone else

CanadaOrBust:


These are outliers. U focus on the majority not the few

who told you majority are the ones doing weddings? Have you conducted a survey to know how many people do weddings as against those who just do traditional or dont even do at all?

felixomor:

Why must your unpatriotic president travel out for treatment?

Na ur money he take travel Poverty no go kill u in Jesus name

allthingsgood:


Na ur money he take travel Poverty no go kill u in Jesus name

No o
Na Ghana people money e take travel.

You are the stupidest of all the Nairaland zombies

Duggedised12:
Now why will i go through that stress to get a paper that i cannot present as proof of marriage should i want to travel out when i can get the real deal? Does that not amount to duplication and confusion?

Also which jurisdiction does that paper from the local govt cover,lets say a couple moves from that local govt to another state entirely and wants a divorce ,will the local govt recognize the paper from another local govt from the other state?

. I respect you..These are the two questions I am expecting from you. This paper document cannot be presented at the embassy.It is not e wedding certificate..It is just a oaper notifying the government that you live as husband and wife.Additionally you cannot present it to file a divorce in the court. Remember you did traditional wedding.Such a wedding can be dissolved at a magistrate or customary court wit your document received at the local government. If you did statutory marriage it can only be dissolved at the High Court only and your wedding certificate must be shown to court to accept that a marriage exists between you and your wife..As for the jurisdiction of the Record Document you get from the local government it can be shown anywhere in the country but not as a wedding certificate.

seguno2:
What is amaka inside this?
The LGAs need to sue the pants off the federal government.

This is encroachment of the constitutional role of the local government.

CONSTITUTION OF THE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
1999

Fourth Schedule
Functions of a Local Government Council

1. The main functions of a local government council are as follows:

(a) the consideration and the making of recommendations to a State commission on economic planning or any similar body on -
(i) the economic development of the State, particularly in so far as the areas of authority of the council and of the State are affected, and
(ii) proposals made by the said commission or body;
(b) collection of rates, radio and television licences;
(c) establishment and maintenance of cemeteries, burial grounds and homes for the destitute or infirm;
(d) licensing of bicycles, trucks (other than mechanically propelled trucks), canoes, wheel barrows and carts;
(e) establishment, maintenance and regulation of slaughter houses, slaughter slabs, markets, motor parks and public conveniences;
(f) construction and maintenance of roads, streets, street lightings, drains and other public highways, parks, gardens, open spaces, or such public facilities as may be prescribed from time to time by the House of Assembly of a State;
(g) naming of roads and streets and numbering of houses;
(h) provision and maintenance of public conveniences, sewage and refuse disposal;
(i) registration of all births, deaths and marriages;

(j) assessment of privately owned houses or tenements for the purpose of levying such rates as may be prescribed by the House of Assembly of a State; and

(k) control and regulation of -

(i) out-door advertising and hoarding,
(ii) movement and keeping of pets of all description,
(iii) shops and kiosks,
(iv) restaurants, bakeries and other places for sale of food to the public,
(v) laundries, and
(vi) licensing, regulation and control of the sale of liquor.

2. The functions of a local government council shall include participation of such council in the Government of a State as respects the following matters -

the provision and maintenance of primary, adult and vocational education;
(b) the development of agriculture and natural resources, other than the exploitation of materials
(c) the provision and maintenance of health services; and
(d) such other functions as may be conferred on a local government council by the House of Assembly of the State.


Source: http://www.waado.org/nigerdelta/documents/ConstitutionalMatters/1999Constitution/FourthSchedule.html

felixomor:
No o
Na Ghana people money e take travel.

You are the stupidest of all the Nairaland zombies

Please don't blame him.
He just received his BMC alert for November


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ejimatic:
. I appreciate you for this question. A marriage can be put on record in the local government just as a birth or death certificate is put on record there.The constitution gives the local governments the right to do this ..It is just for a record purpose.This is NOT a statutory marriage.according to the marriage act. You will not be given a wedding certificate from the federal government. You will just be given a paper DOCUMENT like birth certificate indicating that both of you live together as husband and wife....

there is obviously a need to align the constitution with the marriage act.
How can the constitution authorise the government (LGA) to register a marriage and it is not statutory?
What is the logic behind that?

ejimatic:
. I respect you..These are the two questions I am expecting from you. This paper document cannot be presented at the embassy.It is not e wedding certificate..It is just a oaper notifying the government that you live as husband and wife.Additionally you cannot present it to file a divorce in the court. Remember you did traditional wedding.Such a wedding can be dissolved at a magistrate or customary court wit your document received at the local government. If you did statutory marriage it can only be dissolved at the High Court only and your wedding certificate must be shown to court to accept that a marriage exists between you and your wife..As for the jurisdiction of the Record Document you get from the local government it can be shown anywhere in the country but not as a wedding certificate.

A paper from a local govt ,not a legal marriage document ,not a wedding certificate ,so why is it even there to begin with? Why confuse people , why does everything about Nigeria have to be disorganised and not straight forward? Why will you give a paper of notification that will take the same stress as getting a wedding certificate to people when you know it is worthless ?

If you ask me i think this is rather unfair to couples who probably are not even aware of this and think what they have in their possession is a marriage certificate,which i am sure with the "Nigerian factor" many couples would have been made to believe they were taking home wedding certificates.

Duggedised12:
Just one center in states,this is just not fair to the masses in terms of convenience.

Imagine having to travel three hours to get to registry within your state lets not even talk of states where you don't have federal marriage registry at all

It's actually absurd.

Duggedised12:
who told you majority are the ones doing weddings? Have you conducted a survey to know how many people do weddings as against those who just do traditional or dont even do at all?

How many people within your family are having children together without wedding

CanadaOrBust:


How many people within your family are having children together without wedding

that is not the question i asked you but since you want to go there, how many people in your village have marriage certificates? Mr surveyor since you obviously have the statistics of the "outliers" and "majority" lets start with data you have collated from your village.

capitalzero:


Two ways
1.Return of bride price and bridal lists with involvement of families. register dissolution of marriage in the local govt
2. Petition customary court-legal service may be required to write a potent divorce petition. if petitioner is dealing with difficult spouse, a lawyer is needed to represent him or her in court otherwise petition can represent himself or herself in court.

I will have to handle it myself as i cant afford the lawyer's fee.

CanadaOrBust:


What use is this if u can just walk away and marry someone else

. lol....Do you want to walk away? The does not allow walking away and marrying someone else.The truth is we are just doing what we lime in Africa especially Nigeria.If you do a statutory marriage and go with another man or impregnate another woman it is 5years imprisonment if the innocent spouse goes to court.who will do that in Nigeria? As for traditional marriage which can make a person optional collect a Record Document in Local government you don't marry another wife until it is dissolved at tbe customary court. If you want to marry a person through a statutory marriage after you had married a Peron through a traditional marriage the marriage registry must see evidence of your dissolution of traditional marriage.

ejimatic:
. I respect you..These are the two questions I am expecting from you. This paper document cannot be presented at the embassy.It is not e wedding certificate..It is just a oaper notifying the government that you live as husband and wife.Additionally you cannot present it to file a divorce in the court. Remember you did traditional wedding.Such a wedding can be dissolved at a magistrate or customary court wit your document received at the local government. If you did statutory marriage it can only be dissolved at the High Court only and your wedding certificate must be shown to court to accept that a marriage exists between you and your wife..As for the jurisdiction of the Record Document you get from the local government it can be shown anywhere in the country but not as a wedding certificate.

This is a lot of wrong info. For one thing, u don’t have to go to any court at all to dissolve a customary marriage. It is considered dissolved as soon as the man’s bride price is returned to him

So if I wan marry now, I will have to travel from badagry to ikoyi? With all those traffic and bad roads in Lagos
Not correct sir