Tiv elders ban traditional marriage festivities, pegs expenses for traditional marriages at N100k.

The Tiv Area Traditional Council (TATC) in Benue State has banned the practice of holding festivities in the house of a bride's parents during traditional marriages on the ground that such party-like activities are alien to their culture and is now abolished.

The decision was contained in a communique issued at the end of the General Assembly (Ijirtamen) of the Tiv nation held at the TATC Chambers and was chaired by the Tor Tiv, Professor James Ayatse. Part of the comminuque reads

"The practice of holding festivities in the house of the girl’s parents popularly known as Traditional Marriage involving cutting of cake, dances, parties should be discontinued as it is alien to the Tiv way of life. Celebration of a new wife is done by the Tiv People only in the husband’s house. Love should be the primary issue between the families concerned in marriage discussion and transaction but not money. Therefore, total expenses on marriage including dowry or bride price (kem kwase) and all sundry issues (Azaan a kwase) which at the moment vary from one community or family to another should not exceed One hundred Thousand Naira (N100,000.00) in Tivland," the communique said

The Elders added that traditional marriage ceremony where bride price is to be paid shall involve only the elders of the two families concerned and that the practice of inviting large numbers of friends and well-wishers to the occasion is henceforth abolished.

The council maintained that any Tiv girl to be given out in marriage must attain the age of 18 years and above as it stressed that the violation of the marriage tradition shall attract boycott by traditional rulers and elders and the denial of traditional marriage registration, including other traditional sanctions as the community may deem appropriate.

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Somebody'll not kill himself because of marriage

Any girl above 30 should be given to the suitor for free . We can't pay for evenin newspaper. Which kind fuckery be that

This can never happen in east. Those guys see marrying their daughter as investment. Funny enough most of their girls Don born for men tire. Others are above 35 and still single.. .if u doubt me go to Christ embassy church and see for ur self. Or visit the Lords choosen .

"Babymamaism" will reduce then


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What are Igbo elders waiting for? They conduct marriage rites as if they are selling their children

Good news i wish its all over Nigeria

Wise move, where all them Tiv babes at ?

madone:
This can never happen in east. Those guys see marrying their daughter as investment. Funny enough most of their girls Don born for men tire. Others are above 35 and still single.. .if u doubt me go to Christ embassy church and see for ur self. Or visit the Lords choosen .

And all roads lead to Benue State.

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nice. Most cases you see people spending lavishly for a wedding and going broke after. Better they use the money to invest and cater for the future

I get 100k wey i no dy use...

Mayb i shd say "hi" to this girl wearing black n white striped traditional dress.

But Amaka get big sth but she need assurance

Tinuke is caring but dt snoring no get cure

I like good food... Chai how can i lose my Ekaette

Amina too fine but her brothers want mek i convert or...

Tumbo tumbo... Titi lala pum... Alaba alaba kai kai...

No...

Mek i wait till my TIV ppl reduce price to 50k.

welcome development ohhhhh
I'm off to TIV clan to get myself a bride
But on a serious note, other tribe should emulate this pls.
Igbo and yoruba especially!

It is Still on the high side though Still cheaper than What obtains in Igbo land

Make Your homes come alive with our classy and exotic furniture

very wise decision , I wish we hv a national fixed price for marriage

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madone:
This can never happen in east. Those guys see marrying their daughter as investment. Funny enough most of their girls Don born for men tire. Others are above 35 and still single.. .if u doubt me go to Christ embassy church and see for ur self. Or visit the Lords choosen .

Shut up!

Picking a wife in Nkanu in Enugu is very cheap and they will return your bride's price.

In Osuochi in Abia State they return the bride's price too

The east is a region with same language and culture but not without few differences in the elements of culture

Stop writing nonsense on nairaland

Aturu!

Interesting

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Meaning?

I hope they have beautiful ladies there...#MarriageMadeEasy

on my road to TIV.

Tiv people wey their men no sabi hustle. Na to marry woman at the age of 15 keep for their mama for house begin breed children like hen.

How much??......100k??

Them go do the wedding outside Tiv

Those are results of shrink economy

madone:
This can never happen in east. Those guys see marrying their daughter as investment. Funny enough most of their girls Don born for men tire. Others are above 35 and still single.. .if u doubt me go to Christ embassy church and see for ur self. Or visit the Lords choosen .

igbo girls born for men tire ?that tradtion of girl having babies for multiple men is a yoruba culture, no alhaja in Yoruba land that did not ve more than 6 husband's in her life time so don't say what you don't know,igbo bride price is higher is only imo state and abia