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The Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday ed a Bill to regulate marriage expenses in the state.

The Bill, sponsored by Alhaji Abubakar Shehu (APC-Yabo) and Faruk Balle (PDP- Gudu), was earlier referred to the House Committee on Religious Affairs.

Shehu, who is the chairman of the committee, presented the report of the committee at plenary, which was unanimously adopted and ed into law.

The Bill seeks to control extravagant spending on marriage, naming, circumcision and other local ceremonies across the state.

Shehu said, while tabling the report, the committee met with necessary stakeholders who made positive contributions which were captured in the Bill.

After deliberations at the plenary presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Abubakar Magaji, the Bill was unanimously ed by the lawmakers.

https://punchng.com/sokoto-assembly-es-bill-to-regulate-marriage-expenses/

Damnnn niggar

Nice
Very nice....bar man give me a bottle of beer for this celebration....Nice news

Reduce everything..I nor fit use my hard earned money take buy wrapper for my wife family..I can't even recall again one place for south east way my uncle go marry he nearly die...uptill today him never recover that money

Igbo marriage reduce am..

Naming ceremony and parties for yoruba reduce am

Burial extravagant spending for Edos reduce am

Aboki them kuku no get sense

Instead of you people to put a stop to teenage pregnancy and marriages una dey talk about bride price

Anyways it runs in head-slammers blood

Buhari is a paedophile

Tinubu got a woman pregnant when he was 10( Shebi he said he’s 10yrs older than his first daughter)

Na their way

How can I unread this? Is there no future billionaires in Sokoto ni. God forbid bad thing, I will spend this money when I become rich o.

My state needs this even for burial aspect too

Lol

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We need this bill in the South East, some wicked uncles want to kill we young men in that region.

Is this a pressing issue in their state, yeye misfits.

Unserious people everywhere.

SE should follow suit asap ,
Make I see if I fit Marry this year

I thought IMO state pays highest.

Abeg we really need am here for AKWA IBOM STATE biko nu

My niggar is back!
Nice indeed

slawomir:
Damnnn niggar

Nice
Very nice

Ok

The type of stupid laws these people focus on eh. How about laws that reduces taxation and increases investment and business in Nigeria?

Igbo people especially Imo needs to take a cue.

Masha'Allah, other States will follow the footsteps of the Caliphate

kushma:
My state needs this even for burial aspect too

You're from Anambra I suppose?

Meaning more iyawo for d poor

So northerners don dey get sense like this?
This is a welcome development.

They should look into marriages built on poverty & lack of moral training.
Anyone not capable of raising a kid should be made to go through tests.

Marriage is good but producing a terrible home is bad.

misplaced priority. wetin concern agbero with overload

slawomir:
Damnnn niggar

Nice
Very nice

Reduce everything

Igbo marriage reduce am

Naming ceremony and parties for yoruba reduce am

Burial extravagant spending for Edos reduce am

NA WA OOOO!!!!!!! DIS GUY IS ALWAYS FIRST TO COMMENT ON EVERY TOPIC

If them try this type of Law in any state in the South you will see people moving dere Wedding to Neighbouring state..

This generation just too like marriage he dey be like achievement to Dem...

I refuse to believe Nigeria is a real country.

Abdulmodi:
Masha'Allah, other States will follow the footsteps of the Caliphate

Dis one na foolish footsteps, yamayama footsteps!

What's their business with that?

This is a good news to them.