A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, has annulled all marriages conducted at the Federal marriage registries.
Justice D.E. Osiagor, while giving judgement in a suit, said it was unconstitutional for the federal government to conduct marriages, which is the constitutional right of the local government as contained in the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
Justice Osiagor who ruled that the federal government through the Ministry of Interior, operating marriage registries was beyond their powers, ordered the closure of all federal marriage registries opened by the ministry, including that of popular Ikoyi marriage registry in Lagos with immediate effect.
The Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, had in a suit marked FHC/ LS/CS/816/18 accused the Ministry of Interior of overthrowing the local governments of its constitutional power to conduct marriages and issue marriage certificates.
