Majority of young men that are ripe for marriage shy away from this, due to the bride's price.
Thinking it wld take them a fortune to pay. Though i think in some tribe it's on the high side.
Can we pls get to knw the various tribes bridal prices in the country.

U can opt for merryment if u wish, but the former is necessary.

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in my town in anambra its 4,500 plus about 2 gerrycans of palm wine,kola etc (shoudnt cost more than another 2 k)

slyopez:

In my tribe(Igbo) and my state(Anambra)precisely, bride price is just 2k with few kegs of wine for Indigene and 5k with same mentioned for non-indigene of that community. With just that u re married. U can opt for merryment if u wish, but the former is necessary.

that's cheap

Why do we have so much children and immatured adults here nah. If you have nothing good to contribute why cant you just log out. Pls i need reasonable people here

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Dowry is not consistent within an ethnicity. For example, among the Igbo, bride price fluxuates as you go from community to community. There are also factors that affect dowry such as; wealth, community regulations, and the local tradition.

In some towns (in Igboland), bride prices have been fixed by the community members in order to make marriage more affordable. Whereas, in others, it may depend solely on the negotiations/agreement reached with a bride's family.

In some places, the bride prices are high for ceremonious reasons but are eventually reduced within the marriage ceremony. Off course, this dowry excludes the cost of other parts of the marriage itself...