The Court of Appeal has reaffirmed the power of the Local  Governments to register all types of Marriages (including Marriage under  Act) within their  Jurisdiction  to the Exclusion of Federal Ministry of Interior or any other arm of government  in Nigeria in Suit No;CA/L/CV/968/22. 


By this judgement,  the court also upheld the decision  of the lower court that All the Marriage  Registries of the Ministry  of Interior in the states of the Federation  should be sealed up accordingly. 


This declaration of the Court of Appeal, Lagos re-affirmed  the Federal  High Court relief to order 7 of the Plaintiffs' Claim granted  in Suit no:FHC/L/LCS/816/2018.


By this order the coast is now clear for the Local Governments in Nigeria to ensured that any Marriage  Registry belonging to the Ministry of Interior within their Jurisdiction is illegal, null and void contrary to the existing law in Nigeria.


The general public have subsequently been warned not to be deceived by any news/ publications  contrary to the information.  


The judgements  in (1) suit No CA/L/CV/968/22 A.G FED & MIN OF JUSTICE  VS ETI -OSA LG. LAGOS & ORS  and (2) CA/LAG/CV/566/22 HON. MINISTER OF INTERIOR  VS ETI- OSA LOCAL GOVERNMENT  LAGOS  & 5 ORS ,  delivered by the Court of Appeal  Lagos on the 2nd of August 2023, held in parts that Local Government Council should exclusively register all marriages  within their jurisdictions and partly in particular allowed the reliefs 7 in Suit No FHC/L/CS/816/2018 from the lower court  ... Reliefs 7, That there shall be No Federal Marriage Registry in the Marriage District (Local Government Council) in Nigeria, in its reaction after the online judgment counsel to the Local Government Council Prince Roger Michael  Adedimeji expressed his joy over the Court of  Appeal's decision for upholding the lower court Ruling with respect to  Reliefs 7 , and maintained that the  coast is now clear for the Local governments  to move for the Execution  of the law on the final sealing of all the Federal  Marriage  Registries all over the States of the Federation and that its Clients (Local Government) will ensured that the existing exempted  Ikoyi and Abuja Marriage  Registries are closed in accordance to the law.