The custom allowing the seizure of deceased husbands properties and subjecting their widows to inhuman practices such as shaving of the head and making them drink the water used to bath their husbands, among others, have now become illegal in Akwa Ibom State.
The state government, in a bill passed by the House of Assembly and signed by the governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio, outlawed the custom which maltreat widows after the deaths of their husbands, declaring it as unlawful and inhuman.
In his Democracy Day speech, the governor declared that it had become unlawful for widows to be maltreated in Akwa Ibom, saying defaulters of the law risk fines and three years imprisonment.
While reacting on the new law, the First Lady of the state, Chief (Mrs) Unoma Ekaette Akpabio, commended the House of Assembly and the governor for the pro-women law, describing the passage of the law as a breakthrough for the womenfolk in the state.
According to her, “I appreciate the state House of Assembly and the state governor for standing with the womenfolk through this law. Akwa Ibom State has, in the last five years, shown itself as pro-masses and pro-women.”
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Good job Akpabio. Of course such act is inhuman and barbaric. Positive change.
ReplyDeleteAfter brewing crisis in NGF, Akpabio is now looking for cheap publicity.
ReplyDeleteIf u don't have anything better to say, stuff ur mouth with periwinkles let us hear word joooo.
Why has it taken so long
ReplyDeleteGood work Akpabio, keep it up.
ReplyDeleteThis is barbaric..I never thought this kind of practices do exist.
ReplyDeleteI hope the other states in the South-South and South-East where this uncivilised practice holds sway will copy this initiative.
ReplyDeleteThank God for Soith-West for their pace setting in modernisation and the North for influence of Islam where this type of inhumanitu is not practiced.
Is it not funny that these zones despite their early exposure to western education, Chatholicism and other denominations of Christianity still condone this shameful act in this modern age and time.
Long live Akwa Ibom law makers!
Great men are not made from great meeting but great men are made from great decision. Indeed itz a gud decision. We luv u Godswill, keep it up. Long live Kingsland,long live Akwa Ibom,long live Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteComr. Kingsland
How i wish such law will be created in Delta state state most especially in Aniocha North local government where it is still practiced.
ReplyDeletegbenga: if really dis is ur first time of hearing such babaric acts dat means u aint hard nottin yet,there re worser nd more babaric act in the south-south nd the southeast dat re beyond human imargination nd yet some of dem re here mockin nd condemin other ppls cultures nd traditions tinkin others dosen‘t knw of theirs.what a world!
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