Nigerian Passport: Married Women Need Husband's Permission!

Nigeria and stupid laws,what are the so called women leaders in the House and Senate doing about this anyway?

I think its not really a problem,any man can stand and sign as the Almighty Husband

thank god i am still single

Yeah thats soo true, I did not think it was a requirement for my soo called hushand to get my passport for me, but when we were in nigeria he had to filled out all the docs and stuff, at least we are on good terms, he would never try and prevent me from doing something, just let him try,

But truthfully something needs to change, because men could often use that to their own advantage it is a form of controlling women, no freedom without the mans say soo. I hate having tabs kept on me.

O ya bring your passport, let me keep it for you. 

it is not going to work is it nt nigeria

Women from time immemorial have always been second class citizens,it's only very recently that some countries are beginning to change things.
Will need 100 years to make that happen in Naija.

so as well dose a married woman need the permission of the husband b4 travelling out with the kids.
In Germany you can only make the passport for the children if both parents sign.
Then they want everyone to be aware of the fact that they kids have passport-
But if i am a single mother and have the full custody of the kids, i only need the court jurgment.

hymmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Is there a law in Nigeria?can someone just tell me am missing something.

It is true u have to seek your husband permission before u can get an international passport says the Nigeria law, but i wonder if the immigration officers knows about it or they never take that aspect serious.

As we all knows anything goes in Nigeria so far you have your money.

This takes me back memoy lane of my experience at the festac immgation office where i went for my international passport with my son.

In my case my husband is not in the country, i have to pay 12k each after the filling, local govt and the stuff i was to undergo an interview, the immigration officer helping was nt on sit and one of the officer gave me my file with my son and ask me to go in for interview, the guy checked my file and requested for my husband consent for my passport and my son for this reason i should go and get his consent and kept the file.

i went to look for the other officer who has a higher rank, do you know what he sid when i told him what happened " he said the guy needs money cant he see his signature on the file"

we immediately went there he picked my file in the drawing cross the guy statement and wrote approved and went in for the scan pics and data information.

so here in Nigeria there are laws but never adhere to strictly.

seun
can i ask u  very simple sincere question, will u prefer your wife to hold u marriage certificates, the children certificates her passport, or wont you say honey bring those document and let me keep it for you.

be sincere with yourself.

So a grown up single woman at 18 can get her passport But a 50 year old married woman has to ask her husband?
What has a passport got to do with submissive.
Is a woman a slave.
many women have fought for rights.
That means according to you , a woman should not be allowed to vote. or better still the husband will vote for her.
That means a woman will not be allowed to travel or run away from her husband.
is it not so that the Nigerian Constitution says man and woman are equal

algood  if your husband falls sick and you need one of these things then you have to start looking.
My parents had a place were they kept all these things and when we were bigger they showed us were they are.
What if  war breaks out over night,

arant nonsensence 

well, the fact still stands, there is nothing like equality in gender, men are men and women are women, we are form from them so we cant change the rules. for those for us who are highly educated we compete with our husband most times and challnege there authorities.

i keep my document because its my basic right to do so.

we should try and get one fact, there is no law in Nigeria, the law maker are the law breakers.
women seeking permission from there husband is a law in Nigeria which does not exist in the minds of Niigeria citizens.
anything goes here so far you have your money.

mammaput dont get me wrong, we all have our rights and dutie in the home.
but there is nothing like equity in gender,so far you can give your body to a man and maries him, so what is the big deal about a consent except there is hidden agenda to it, and also u can get or fabricate consent letter if you wants to get it without a consent letter from the main man. no be Nigeria.

black mamba, i wouldnt know if you are married or not , i guess you are a male right? its people like you who ends up with the egoism of being a man and wants to be in control of the affairs of the house.

am not out of my mind but thats just the fact, but we all run away from simple truth.
all we keep saying is, oh shit, what a nonsense, thats a bullshit, why wil i need my husband consent.

but you all know how to get things from your men in a very cool manner.

for those who are not married in the house dont get carried away with the "absolute nonsense"
most of them knows how they get things out of their man.
we all run different home, so dont compare your home and man withsomeone else or what some will say here.

i still maintain my stand, its no big deal

Algood

I agree its not a big deal at the end of the day most nigerian women discuss thing with their husbands before they do things! however P.C they'll like to put it! just one of those few laws people just notice and go gaga about

I don't agree with this law.

nothing really.
One just realises more everyday that this is actually a man's world