A Lagos-based lawyer, Spurgeon Ataene, on Monday said that celebration of marriages virtually or electronically should become acceptable following
He said that although the procedure was not envisaged by the provisions of the Matrimonial Causes and Rules, its practice should be adopted to enable individuals to get married amid COVID-19.
Recently, the National Judicial Council introduced the concept of virtual court proceedings and issued guidelines to be adopted by all courts in Nigeria as part of its effort to mitigate the spread of the virus.Mr Ataene noted that the concept of virtual/online marriages was novel, but said that circumstances had made it necessary.
”Whether marriages are to be conducted virtually or physically, the most important factors must be in place. “The important thing is that the marriage is between two consenting adults, who have also consented to virtual or electronic marriage,” he said.
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