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FG Has Commercialised Christian Marriages by Hollicom(m): 6:14am On Dec 14, 2019
Finally the Federal Government Nigeria Has Commercialized Christian Marriage as Couples to pay N51,000 before marriage in Churches – but PFN Cries Out Over New Law That Mandates Couples To Pay N51,000 Before Getting Married In Church⛪,says over their dead body as the law is targeted against the Church because the Traditional♨️ and Islamic� weddings are exempted.
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The PFN,Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria has poured out dissatisfaction over the new law from the Ministry of Interior head by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola

The Christian Body alleged that churches are being targeted by the Federal Government following the new marriage certificate law introduced by the Ministry of Interior.
PFN’s National President of the fellowship, Rev.(Dr.) Felix Omobude who lashed out at the Ministry of Interior over the imposition of a compulsory N30,000 charge license for Christian worship centres for the conduct of statutory marriages in churches and N21,000 for each marriage certificate alleged that it is an attempt to commercialize Christian marriages in the country.
Omobude called on the Federal Government to shelve the unpopular policy which he said is exploitative and targeted against Christian marriages in the country. He added that they will use every legal means to stop the new marriage certificate law.
He said;

“This is very unfair and to the best of our understanding, the new law is targeted against the Church because the Traditional and Islamic weddings are exempted from paying the new marriage certificate fees.
“PFN is at a loss as to why Church Marriages should be in the exclusive list of the nation’s constitution. The PFN, therefore calls on the Federal Government to immediately shelve the unpopular policy targeted against Christian marriages in the country.
“If the Ministry of Interior is in dire need of funds, it should look elsewhere and resist the temptation of placing an extra financial burden on the Christians and their churches.”

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Re: FG Has Commercialised Christian Marriages by hisgrace090: 7:04am On Dec 14, 2019
It'll not stand.
Re: FG Has Commercialised Christian Marriages by saintokwuluora(m): 7:26am On Dec 14, 2019
If the churches can be allowed to conduct statutory marriages same should go for Islam and any other religion on the same conditions.
Re: FG Has Commercialised Christian Marriages by OpenYourEyes1: 7:35am On Dec 14, 2019
If this is true..

True believers could marry at home. All we need are witnesses and a real man of God to bless the marriage. The marriage records should be from the the church not from unbelievers.
Re: FG Has Commercialised Christian Marriages by iyatrustee(f): 7:41am On Dec 14, 2019
The answer is simple, get married in a court registry to obtain your certificate, then do your white church wedding without any certificate.

The court registry that has conducted marriages before now charge money too.
Re: FG Has Commercialised Christian Marriages by AntiChristian: 9:25am On Dec 14, 2019
Nonsense! Did Jesus himself bless the wedding he attended no be only wine he mixed for them!

Weddings are to be conducted anywhere and there's nothing like Church wedding!

If you can pay tithe pay this fee too na!

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