The Federal Government has said that only 314 places of
worship had renewed their licenses to conduct statutory marriages in the
country.
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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Mrs.
Georgina Ehuriah, made the disclosure in Abuja and warned that marriages
conducted in unlicensed places of worship, remained illegal as same
will not be recognised by the government.
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While calling on
places of worship to update their data with the ministry, Ehuriah said
only about 4,689 licenced places of worship had done so.
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“Presently,
only about 4,689 licensed places of worship in Nigeria have updated
their records with the Ministry of Interior of which only 314 have
renewed their licenses to conduct statutory marriages.
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The
implication of this is that marriages conducted in unlicensed places of
worship are not in line with the Marriage Act and cannot serve legal
purposes when the need arises; and such unlicensed places of worship are
operating contrary to Section 6(1) of the Marriage Act,” she said.
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