₦airaland Forum

fastseo:
They should also extend it to the cost of marriage.

If you are not in southeast you won't understand. So many people are made to cough out millions for this stuffs that should[b] cost just few thousand of nairaland[/b] after the event they left the organizer bankrupt for a year or two

ShitHead:
This is a welcome development. It will attract Foreign Direct Investment in casket industry in the state, as many people will decide to die due to cheap burials. This is the greatest thing APGA Government has done for the State.

cyrilamx:
The Anambra State House Of Assembly has passed a bill that seeks the reduction in the expenses of organising funeral and burial rites in the state, and to prosecute offenders.

Sponsored by Hon. Charles Ezeani, the member representing Anaocha 11 constituency, the bill was passed after due consideration by House during Wednessday's plenary session.

The just passed bill provides that in the event of death, no person shall deposit any corpse in the mortuary or any place beyond two months from the day of the death.

The bill also noted that from the commencement of the law, no person shall subject any relation of the deceased person to a mourning period of more than one week from the date of burial ceremony.

Apart from the number of days recommended for burial ceremonies, the bill equally frowns on other flamboyant means of celebration that may cause destruction of property, gunshots, praise-singing, blocking of roads and streets during burial ceremonies; it also states that defaulters shall be punished in accordance with the law.

It further states that burial ceremonies in the state shall be for one day.

The bill further stipulates that during burial and funeral ceremonial activities, the family of the deceased shall provide entertainment for their kindred, relatives and other sympathizers at their own discretion.
And we are yet to get a bill prohibiting high bride price.

Speaking further on the signifance of the  bill, Charles Ezeani, the sponsor of the bill who represents Anaocha 2 Constituency, maintained that the bill also made provision for a monitoring and implementation committee that would enforce the law as well as their responsibilities.

The lawmaker described  the bill as "an important and great achievement by the 6th Anambra Assembly", as it had put to rest the high cost of burial and funeral activities in the state.

Rita Maduagwu, Speaker of the Assembly, commended the lawmakers on the quick passage of the bill, saying it would "moderate burial expenses in the state".





http://saharareporters.com/2019/04/10/breaking-anambra-assembly-passes-bill-reducing-cost-burial-duration-mourning

anyimontana:
Reducing cost of trad wedding list and bride prize for make more sense..

ShitHead:
This is a welcome development. It will attract Foreign Direct Investment in casket industry in the state, as many people will decide to die due to cheap burials. This is the greatest thing APGA Government has done for the State.

chuckdelis:
Those people condemning this bill know nothing about the east, as if it's not enough pain loosing someone, one still have to organise an unnecessary party in the name of burial.

Nasakwa:
Misplaced priority mtcheeewww. Wetin concern them on how any family want to mourn their dead? Is Anamabra government paying any part of the expenses incure while doing the burial ceremony? Useless bill.

Mrkumareze:
Useless bill. Na government be dey pay the cost of burial before All problems in the state na burial una see

More bills should be passed on how to reduce death not on how to bury the dead

higherpower:
You are yet to bury anyone buy you cost. So shut up this is mostly commendable

cyrilamx:
The Anambra State House Of Assembly has passed a bill that seeks the reduction in the expenses of organising funeral and burial rites in the state, and to prosecute offenders.

Sponsored by Hon. Charles Ezeani, the member representing Anaocha 11 constituency, the bill was passed after due consideration by House during Wednessday's plenary session.

The just passed bill provides that in the event of death, no person shall deposit any corpse in the mortuary or any place beyond two months from the day of the death.

The bill also noted that from the commencement of the law, no person shall subject any relation of the deceased person to a mourning period of more than one week from the date of burial ceremony.

Apart from the number of days recommended for burial ceremonies, the bill equally frowns on other flamboyant means of celebration that may cause destruction of property, gunshots, praise-singing, blocking of roads and streets during burial ceremonies; it also states that defaulters shall be punished in accordance with the law.

It further states that burial ceremonies in the state shall be for one day.

The bill further stipulates that during burial and funeral ceremonial activities, the family of the deceased shall provide entertainment for their kindred, relatives and other sympathizers at their own discretion.

Speaking further on the signifance of the  bill, Charles Ezeani, the sponsor of the bill who represents Anaocha 2 Constituency, maintained that the bill also made provision for a monitoring and implementation committee that would enforce the law as well as their responsibilities.

The lawmaker described  the bill as "an important and great achievement by the 6th Anambra Assembly", as it had put to rest the high cost of burial and funeral activities in the state.

Rita Maduagwu, Speaker of the Assembly, commended the lawmakers on the quick passage of the bill, saying it would "moderate burial expenses in the state".





http://saharareporters.com/2019/04/10/breaking-anambra-assembly-passes-bill-reducing-cost-burial-duration-mourning

xjiggy:
It's easy to criticize the bill but if u see what the village elders demand from the children of a dead person, u go clap for the assembly member's. Have you ever seen the marriage list before? All you need to do is remove marriage from the list and put burial. For you information.... The burial list is longer and more expensive looking