The Nation Newspaper Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye and mass weddings
A press release, issued by Ohaeri Osondu Joseph, Special Assistant, Media, to the Minister of Women Affairs, and carried in full by Channels Television on 14 May, 2024 stated as follows: “The Federal Ministry of Women Affairs has said that the proposed plan by the Speaker of theHouse of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, to organise a mass marriage for the 100 female orphans in the State on May 24, should be investigated so as to ascertain their ages, consent as well as preparedness for the union.
Meanwhile, a sobering piece by Rasheed Akinkuolie, titled “Mass wedding controversy in Nigeria”, in The News magazine of 22 May, 2024 notes as follows: “In Nigeria, cultural and religious differences influence marriage practices. In Northern Nigeria, where the majority of the people are Muslims, mass or combined weddings are often organized for matured daughters, even at the family level, if there are many of them.
Before the profound counsel, the Minister had advertently or inadvertently lifted the lid off pent-up anti-North and anti-Islamic stereotypes and prejudice, and so-called analysts seemed to be competing with themselves in deploying derogative epithets such as “commodification” and “paedophilic mass weddings”. Ironically, the most apparent index of the commodification of women is in changing their names to their husbands’ names upon marrying, like a book the husbands have just bought.
Specifically, the Minister is reported to have said: “There is one stupid thing I have seen and it is that a woman gets married, changes her name, and then she has to come to Abuja all the way from say Kaura Namoda or Enugu just to come and effect a change of name in her passport. It is absurd. … With the new reforms, you don’t need to travel to Abuja to change your data. Everything will be online.
JustGreatLawyers reported as follow with respect to the five most common reasons for divorce in the US: “According to a study conducted by Certified Divorce Financial Analyst professionals, lack of commitment or incompatibility was easily the top factor leading to divorce. In the survey: 43% of respondents cited lack of commitment or incompatibility as the cause of divorce, followed by infidelity/affairs at 28% and money at 22%.
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