The House of Representatives has passed the bill to give married women the option of choosing their own indigeneship. This new law grants women the ability to choose the indigeneship of either their father or their husband.

It was gathered that the house amended the Federal Character Commission (Establishment Act) 2004, to pass the bill.

House lawmakers amended clauses 1, 2, 3, and the explanatory memorandum of the principal of the Federal Character Commission.

On Tuesday, May 7, the bill was amended. “A bill for an act to amend the Federal Character Commission (Establishment, etc) Act, 2010, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, Cap F7 to give married women the option of indigeneship and for related matters.”

Section 2 of Part II of the principal Act was substituted with a new Section 2, which reads: “A married woman shall have the option to lay claim to her state or local government of origin for the purpose of implementation of the Federal Character formulae at the national level or state level as the case may be.”

It was gathered that the bill will now be cited as the Federal Character Commission (Establishment, etc) Act, (Amendment Bill), 2017.


https://maniagist.com/2019/05/10/married-women-in-nigeria-can-now-choose-their-place-of-origin-from-father-or-husbands-state/

Lol...if this is true, then a lot of women should be ready to marry themselves or start paying groom price. Inukwa!!

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Dis people does not even have shame,damn!! Like WTF!
We still have a lot of basic amenities lacking,so many things are still yet to be put in place,police are killing Nigerians all over the country but they won’t sit and talk about this serious issues,they only deliberate on the laws that will favour them and their children when they are no more in power.
I think we all should just forget about Naija politics and governance as a whole and focus on our lives,this country won’t work.

Bread and butter for feminists

after paying high bride price and other bills of both the lady and her family, you still wanna give her the chance to choose which origin to claim.

I think they should start paying our groom price if they want such privilege.

Skyfornia:
Lol...if this is true, then a lot of women should be ready to marry themselves or start paying groom price. Inukwa!!

You need to understand the reason for that law before making this type of comment. Thanks.

This will open the the transfer window for women to port and re-port as they like

So sir how many times can they change their mind?


If madam A claim Edo which is her husband's state today, can she change her mind and claim her local govt from Sokoto?


Make una no vex say I dey ask o

Skyfornia:
Lol...if this is true, then a lot of women should be ready to marry themselves or start paying groom price. Inukwa!!

They also need to amend the marriage list. For me to pass thru that stress to marry u, there should be superb benefits too. I think this doesnt make sense. It should be applicable only when a woman gets divorced, if u ask me.

Hahahahaah,....Awon eeyan feminists

Opportunity for feminist to display their stupidity to the world at large

Why use US Congress picture. These our stupid bloody bloggers

On topic.
Next will be amendment to allow children chose between their mother's or farther's state of origin. At the end people would be claiming 3 states at once.

How has this changed the economy.
They will never give reasonable and important policy that can change the status quo of the country..

I'm disappointed...

Stop giving this whores power they misuse it!, check western world!

Them no go pass better bill that will put Nigeria on the right track, na jonsing Bills that will not take us to anywhere. Unbundle the useless law bounding power generation and distribution they wont do that.

It's high time ladies start paying guyz Groom price then..... just for indigeneship nw.....

I dont know why these people forbid policies that will reduce their salaries to enable other people get jobs.... Always discussing issues like in the stone age...

This bill make no sense. Out of all other important things, it's this bill that's relevant to our leaders. Smh

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LOL, WOMEN WILL BE LIKE "WHO THE Bleep HE THINKS THAT HE IS THAT I WIL COME AND BE IN HIS VILLAGE

frowland:


You need to understand the reason for that law before making this type of comment. Thanks.

Educate me sir...

Step by step we will get there, good one, if we are copying the Westerners we should copy all not just the ones that suits us

semyman:
Pastors fear God

Does that background looks like a church gathering?

it is no news

semyman:
Pastors fear God

Fear God na..
Look.at the surroundings, does that look like a church surrounding?

Apply sense na

It's a welcomed development. Am I allowed to go for Dual citizenship? I can't loose on any side. If no, I am most likely to go for the side with better opportunities.

It's a very welcome progressive development, and has nothing to do with surname, feminism or submission to the husband. I guess most of the men boys here are feeling threatened because they don't really understand it.