Benue Community Bans Men From Spending More Than N100,000 On Traditional Marriage

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The traditional ruler of Otukpa, the
headquarters of Ogbadibo LGA of Benue,
Chief Sir Sunday Ekele Jp has banned
intending groom in the community from
spending more than N100, 000 on
traditional wedding.

According to Chief Ekele, the decision
became imperative following complaints
from young men in the community that
outrageous bride price has been
discouraging them from getting married.
Speaking on a live programme monitored
on Joy FM, Otukpo on Thursday, the
monarch said any one found flaunting the
new law would be penalized.

“Money should not prevent anyone from
getting married in our community. From
now onward, no one should spend more
than hundred thousand naira before he
gets a wife in our community. We need to
encourage the young men so they won’t be
scared of going into marriage,” he said.

Recall that the Chairman, Tiv Area
Traditional Council led by the Tor Tiv, His
Royal Majesty, Ochivirigh, Prof. James
Ayatse had recently set up a 15-member
committee to do something about the high
bride price and expensive burial
requirements for burial rites in Tiv land.

The committee, which has three months to
submit its report, is headed by His Royal
Highness, Chief Jam Gbinde Ter Ikyor, and
had been directed to investigate the
reasons for the high bride price and
recommend ways of addressing the
challenge.