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SmartyPants:
Chai. Please this is nonsense.

The Court's ruling is in line with the Constitution, not against it.

Can you furnish us with the provision(s) of the 1999 document that validates this judgement on marriage?

It may educate us better.

Hmmn..this judgement go cause kasala o!

helinues:
To start with,what do the court registry know about the couples that are seeking for certificate of marriage

Ikoyi is just a ministry, it's like going to ministry o justice in secretariat to do wedding

ogastanlee:
Breaking: All Marriages conducted by the Ikoyi Marriage Registry are illegal and Invalid.

by Stanley Alieke, Esq.

There have been a legal brawl between some Local government Areas of Nigeria against the Federal government simply for the determination of who have the power to operate marriage registries, conduct marriages and issue marriage certificates.

Statutorily, the Local governments are the ones empowered to conduct marriages and issue marriage certificates, for this reason, the LGAs have insisted that their powers to register marriages which is statutorily provided are being usurped by the Federal Government through the Ministry of Interior.

The Eti Osa LOcal Government Area of Lagos state took the Ministry of Interior and Attorney General of the Federation to court in suit no.: FHC/ LS/CS/816/18 between Eti-Osa LGA & 3 others v. Hon. Minister of Interior & 2 others (Federal High Court, Ikoyi Judicial Divaion), where the accused Federal Ministry of Interiors of usurping the Local Governments power to operate marriage registries, conduct marriages and issue marriage certificates.

The prayed the court to declare that the federal government have no business in the conduction of marriages and issuing marriage certificates and order the closure of all marriage registries opened and operated by the federal ministry of interior or through their agents including that of the Ikoyi registry.

The case lingered but recently, the federal High court sitting in Ikoyi held in the favor of the Eti osa local government and granted their prayers.

The court held that conduct of marriages and issue of certificate is statutorily the job of the local governments as provided by the law and only the local governments have the power to do such and the acts of the federal government through the ministry of interior operating marriage registries is clearly beyond their powers.

The court further held that all marriages conducted by federal marriage registries or through their agents are illegal and invalid and the federal high court also ordered for the closure of all federal marriage registries including that of Ikoyi marriage registry with immediate effect.

Stanley Alieke, Esq.
Managing Partner,
Stanley Alieke & Co.
infoitooknow@gmail.com

https://www.arise.tv/all-marriages-conducted-at-ikoyi-registry-illegal-nigeria-court-says/

The court should allow us hear word local government marriage registry is not recognized at the embassy while processing a visa it there for means ministry of interior have the higher power to conduct such marriages

helinues:
Very good thing for those who are already tried of their marriage

See the way them deceive you and you fall.

So marriages without certificate is invalid? Our parents that got married without getting any certificate are not married?

descarado:
So what will people that have been married for donkey years do?
Those that have lost their spouses or even divorced. In law, there are checks and balances. The fault is not from the people so they should be considered first. Then you can amend the law for the future.

Besides, one can enter any court in Nigeria like ikoyi registry and marry. Doesn't have to be from your local govt.

The court did not invalidate traditional marriage! i figured those who married through the ikoyi registry would have done traditional marriage before proceeding to registry?

besides, i believe more marriages are conducted in LGAs of the federation than in Ikoyi registry and its affilliates.

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helinues:
Na the certificate dey invalid not the marriage

[/s]See BMC reasoning. No wonder.

uncleinans:
See the way them deceive you and you fall.

So marriages without certificate is invalid? Our parents that got married without getting any certificate are not married?

That wasn't my argument initially, read from beginning

Marriage goes beyond certificate. The moment a lady agrees to marry you and the parents agree also, marriage as taken place.

Every other thing is secondary.

I see many frustrated men walking away freely after years of invalid marriage.
... and to the sharp guys wey marry 80-year-old oyinbo for ikoyi registery take collect green card, you can now walk away in peace, as the marriage never existed.

Newton2024:
[s][/s]See BMC reasoning. No wonder.

If they had customary marriage, the marriage remains valid, even without certificate, but without some privileges provided in the marriage Act.

descartes400:
The court did not invalidate traditional marriage! i figured those who married through the ikoyi registry would have done traditional marriage before proceeding to registry?

besides, i believe more marriages are conducted in LGAs of the federation than in Ikoyi registry and its affilliates.

What about those who didn't do the traditional?
How about travelling out?
Marriage certificate from the court is needed.
What will people in this category do.
Mos Nigerians in diaspora used that ikoyi registry.
Now it's null and void, what are they going to do?

They are not serious at all. By the time diasporians start suing them, they will understand they goofed. You just don't wake u because of political correctness and turn people's lives upside down. They should also write to all embassies around the world that Nigerians who did court marriage in ikoyi registry are hereby declared single. Who will listen to that?
Or you think there won't be consequences.
Those countries will start sieving to know who has certificate from ikoyi. Seriously?

And instead of us to condemn this rubbish, people like you are happy. Anybody who like this is a very jealous and envious person.
Very shameful

Praxis758:
Since FG fail to heed the call for restructuring through constitutional amendment, folks are now using judicial means to achieve their rights being suppressed by the hegemony sitting in Abuja.

Last, last, local and state governments will render some dictatorial contents of the tyrannic 1999 constitution useless through the judiciary.

The 1999 document is tyrannic, satanic, oppressive, retrogressive, archaic and complacent that empowers Abuja at the detriment of our collective progress.


However, will this court judgement invalidate all the precious marriages conducted by the registry?

Fortunately, that's the beauty of democracy.

proxillin:
You having your wedding in the wrong place, is like you are not married.

You going to an illegal school is a waste of time, your certificate is not useful, you are not employable. You still have to go another school.

Oga reason na...this logic no hard na

They are separate issues
Having marriage in wrong place
Having invalid certificate

Is that overwhelming for your brain to process?

You can have your marriage in the right place and still be issued an invalid certificate. That does not invalidate the marriage. It can be corrected

If you have your marriage in the "wrong" place then the marriage is unlawful
I did not talk about illegal school. I am talking about an ERROR on the certificate from an accredited school
Use your brain for its intended purpose

It is NOT certificate that makes a marriage. It is a lot more
That is the point

Many of you go to school and never learn how to think

Praxis758:
No sane constitution empowers central/federal government(s) to conduct marriage. It should be the business of the county/LG.

For your education, this is part of the agitation for restructuring. How do your justify a constitution that put 67 items under concurrent list while leaving the states and LG to be useless.

Go and study the 1999 constitution and see how develish it is. Yes, that document didn't bring covid but it has done greater damage that covid to Nigeria.

The problem with many of you is you talk without thinking
Restrict your comment on 1999 constitution to Marriage
What is "devilish" ? Talk logically like an adult and leave the emotional nonsense to one side
There are many sane countries with UNITARY GOVERNMENT

What has this court judgment done to change the constitutional provisions in the 1999 constitution

Address that Specifically . The judgment CONFIRMS the 1999 constitution it does not repeal its provisions

This has NOTHING to do with restructuring which is a very important issue brought up in the wrong discussion

This JUDGMENT SUPPORTS THE 1999 CONSTITUTION

This is not the first time this type of judgment is coming. Still, embassies will not recognise certificates from LGs. The LGs are only fighting for their pockets.

Godswillu:
I don't think they know the implications of what they are saying.
The court should have put a time frame. May be effectively from January 1 2022. Ikoyi Marriage Registry should stop conducting marriage.

Mr Lawyer the court isn't sentimental. Sorry.

aribisala0:
The problem with many of you is you talk without thinking
Restrict your comment on 1999 constitution to Marriage
What is "devilish" ? Talk logically like an adult and leave the emotional nonsense to one side
There are many sane countries with UNITARY GOVERNMENT

What has this court judgment done to change the constitutional provisions in the 1999 constitution

Address that Specifically . The judgment CONFIRMS the 1999 constitution it does not repeal its provisions

This has NOTHING to do with restructuring which is a very important issue brought up in the wrong discussion

This JUDGMENT SUPPORTS THE 1999 CONSTITUTION

Stop the abuse.

Kindly furnish us with the provision of that document that empowers LG to be in charge of marriage affairs. That LG challenged and demanded for it's moral right that was snatched by that military document.

There are more to the reason why 67 items were under the federal list while states are left with junks.

Can you tell us one sane country whose Constitution empowers federal/central government to be in charge of marriage affairs?

Abacha calculatively designed that document to suit his despotic agenda when he finally switch to civilian rule, OBJ, being a military guy, capitalized on it to match his selfish interest. Same OBJ who fought everyone calling for state police under his administration is that man criticizing FG on the need for state police and devolution of power.

Wait and see how Buhari will be crying for state police after his tenure when his eyes would have opened to see the devastating effects of central police to his region.

descarado:
What about those who didn't do the traditional?
How about travelling out?
Marriage certificate from the court is needed.
What will people in this category do.
Mos Nigerians in diaspora used that ikoyi registry.
Now it's null and void, what are they going to do?

They are not serious at all. By the time diasporians start suing them, they will understand they goofed. You just don't wake u because of political correctness and turn people's lives upside down. They should also write to all embassies around the world that Nigerians who did court marriage in ikoyi registry are hereby declared single. Who will listen to that?
Or you think there won't be consequences.
Those countries will start sieving to know who has certificate from ikoyi. Seriously?

And instead of us to condemn this rubbish, people like you are happy. Anybody who like this is a very jealous and envious person.
Very shameful

You are definitely sick in the head.

Chinedu and Musa don enter one chance

Prince081:
They are committing fornication thinking that they are married.

No where it is written in the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria that marriage is only restricted to married couples. The constitution is not a religious text.

Well said,they are just tlking without sense.

Godswillu:
I don't think they know the implications of what they are saying.
The court should have put a time frame. May be effectively from January 1 2022. Ikoyi Marriage Registry should stop conducting marriage.

descarado:
That's why I said they are very harsh. Because of politics, they refused to consider generations of people involved. It's sheer wickedness.

What do they want people to do?

There's no law to support such marriage registration by the FG in the first place

Supreme court will settle the matter....so those people long married are not married? Jokes!

Make I go remarry jejely

Praxis758:
Stop the abuse.

Kindly furnish us with the provision of that document that empowers LG to be in charge of marriage affairs. That LG challenged and demanded for it's moral right that was snatched by that military document.

There are more to the reason why 67 items were under the federal list while states are left with junks.

Can you tell us one sane country whose Constitution empowers federal/central government to be in charge of marriage affairs?

Abacha calculatively designed that document to suit his despotic agenda when he finally switch to civilian rule, OBJ, being a military guy, capitalized on it to match his selfish interest. Same OBJ who fought everyone calling for state police under his administration is that man criticizing FG on the need for state police and devolution of power.

Wait and see how Buhari will be crying for state police after his tenure when his eyes would have opened to see the devastating effects of central police to his region.

Emotional and incoherent rubbish

Read the judgment
Digest and comprehend BEFORE talking rubbish
What is the thinking or rationale of the court

Then explain how the 1999 constitution is a problem in this matter specifically
What has this got to do with Abacha?

Next you will be talking of how Jesus turned water into wine
Learn how to think in a logical and focused way

Stick to issues and stop bringing in all manner of irrelevancies

Define "SANE COUNTRY"

ejimatic:
. I fault this judgement....The constitution empowers the Federal Government to print , issue and contract marriages in Nigeria. The constitution also empowers the Federal government to delegate this authority to local governments. Constitution also empowers the Federal Government to delegate this authority to licensed churches and places of worship. Note that it is a delegated authority enshrined in the constitution. Sadly Local governments in Nigeria are printing their own certificates and usurping the right of the federal government . The federal government instituted a case on the matter and the lower court held that only the federal government should coordinate wedding matters in Nigeria according to the constitution. Dissatisfied the local government appealed the judgement. The appellate court reaffirmed the judgement of the lower Court. Still disatissfied the local governments went to the supreme court. The case is still at the Supreme court since 2018. In my opinion no court has the right to entertain any case that is before the Supreme court. The judgement secured by Eti Osa local government yestrday is just a waste of time and calls for reprimand by the NJC.

Hmmm yes I remember there was a case before the supreme Court. So I wonder why this high court is entertaining the matter.

In all we should blame our legislature for this confusion in the fraudulent 1999 constitution

Ecne:
You have no idea the number of Nigerians that will be deported with this exposé.
Oh no! You don't.

Why would they deport them?.
Since they are there already, why should they be deported..

What a wonderful gift to me from almighty God.

Atleast i can move on with my life peacefully.

Jesus you love me too much ooooo

just2endowed:
Hmmm yes I remember there was a case before the supreme Court. So I wonder why this high court is entertaining the matter.

In all we should blame our legislature for this confusion in the fraudulent 1999 constitution

. I wonder too sir! The position of the constitution is clear on the matter in 1999 constitution as amended.The FG is given the veto power on the wedding matters in Nigeria