The Lagos State Government has concluded arrangements to begin compelling intending couples to undergo compulsory marital counseling exercises before they tied the knot.
The exercise would help to effectively prepare both parties for their union and prevent issues that could arise after both parties start living together.
This was announced by the government during a one-day engagement program for the state’s marriage registrars, organized by the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) in conjunction with the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
The Permanent Secretary for the Ministry, Kikelomo Sanyaolu, explained that the move was a measure to prevent domestic and sexual violence in homes across the state.
She assured that the staff at the ministry were willing and ready to ensure that the scourge, Domestic violence, was proactively addressed in Lagos state.
Speaking,the Executive Secretary,DSVA, Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, expressed concerns that at least 60 percent of survivors of domestic violence who had contracted their marriage under the Matrimonial Causes Act, saw the abusive signs of their intending spouse but ignored it.
Vivour-Adeniyi noted that their decision to still proceeded with the union has made it necessary for the marriage registrars to provide professional support to intending couples.
