By Olusegun Adeosun
In line with the fast-changing world, an Anglican bishop has called for the cancellation of a long-time tradition Igbo tradition of making only the male offspring qualify to inherit father’s estates. Rev. (Dr.) Owen Nwokolo, of the Anglican Communion, Onitsha, Anambra State, has expressed support of the Supreme Court judgment on the inclusion of female offspring as eligible to inherit their father’s property, as against the Igbo tradition of exclusion of female heirs.
Nwokolo , who is also the Anglican Bishop of Niger,described the judgment law as good and proper, recounting with regret what had been the situation in Nigeria before the enactment of the law where, by tradition and custom, female offspring had no right to inherit their father’s property.
The Bishop made his views known at the weekend in a homily titled: “The Rewards for Spiritual and Moral Stability,” during a one-day annual summit of the Anglican Students Association (ASA) of the diocese held at the All Saints Cathedral church, Onitsha.
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And I thought he was carrying her on his back. God help me.