C’River Assembly moves to prohibit same-sex marriage
…as bill scales second reading By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR The Cross River State House of Assembly on Tuesday inched closer to outlawing same-sex marriage and civil unions in the state, as a bill seeking a total ban scaled second reading during plenary.“Cross River State has always upheld marriage as a union between a man and a woman, and this House will continue to defend that position,” Ayambem said.
The bill, titled “A Bill for a Law to Prohibit Contract of Marriage or Civil Union Entered into Between Persons of Same Sex, Solemnization of Same, Whether Cultural or in Accordance with Any Statute in Existence, and for Matters Connected Therewith, 2026,” is sponsored by the lawmaker representing Boki II State Constituency, Rt.
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