The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) has kicked against the new marriage certificate law of the Ministry of Interiors enacting the imposition of a compulsory N30,000 license fee for Christian Worship Centers and the N21,000 on marriage certificates.
According to the statement released by the President of the group, Rev (Dr) Felix Omobude, the ministry is targeting churches as Islamic and traditional marriages are exempted from paying these compulsory fees.
He also stated that the directive is an attempt by the Federal Government to commercialize Christian marriage in Nigeria.
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He said;
“This is very unfair and to the best of our understanding, the new law is targeted against the Church because the Traditional and Islamic weddings are exempted from paying the new marriage certificate fees.
“PFN is at a loss as to why Church Marriages should be in the exclusive list of the nation’s constitution. The PFN, therefore calls on the Federal Government to immediately shelve the unpopular policy targeted against Christian marriages in the country.
“If the Ministry of Interior is in dire need of funds, it should look elsewhere and resist the temptation of placing an extra financial burden on the Christians and their churches.”