DAILY LAW TIPS (Tip 327) by Onyekachi Umah, Esq., LLM.
ACIArb(UK)
VALID ENGLISH MARRIAGE CANNOT START FROM
CHURCH/MOSQUE.
In Nigeria, there are 2 types of marriages;
Traditional(Customary/Native) marriage and English(Statutory/Court)
marriage. Both are valid and recognised by law.
A valid English Marriage must be initiated/commenced/started
from a Marriage Registry. At a Marriage Registry, information will
be obtained from intending couple and 21 days notice of their
intention to be married will be made public. Where there is no
objection/opposition to such marriage, the Registrar of Marriage
will authorise the intending couple to celebrate/wed at the
Registrar’s office or any licensed place of worship. It is at this
point, that intending couple can approach church/mosque for wedding
within 3 months. Any wedding done without a Marriage Registry is
not an English wedding rather a mere customary marriage.
Religious bodies are encouraged to always properly guide and send
intending couples to Marriage Registries before wedding to ensure
marriages are valid.
My authorities are Sections 1, 7, 10, 12, 21, 23 and 33 of
Marriage Act, 1914.
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