Lawmakers Pass Pre-Marital Medical Examination Bill in Popular Northern State
- The members of the Kebbi State House of Assembly have made Pre-Marital Medical Examination compulsory
- The lawmakers passed the Pre-Marital Medical Examination bill during plenary in Birnin Kebbi on Friday, August 29, 2025
- According to the bill, prospective couples are expected to undergo medical tests, including genotype and blood group screening at recognised health facilities
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Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi state - The members of the Kebbi State House of Assembly on Friday, August 29, 2025, have passed the Pre-Marital Medical Examination Bill 2025.
The new bill makes medical screening mandatory for all intending couples in the state.
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Speaker Muhammad Usman adopted the bill after undergoing the first, second, and third readings.
The bill will now be forwarded to the Kebbi State Governor, Dr. Nasir Idris, for assent.
According to Channels Television, prospective couples are required to undergo medical tests, including genotype and blood group screening at recognised health facilities.
Under the new law, pre-medical examination must be done no later than three months and two weeks before their wedding.
The implementation and enforcement of the law will be overseen by the ministries of health and religious affairs, in collaboration with community leaders.
It was gathered that if signed into law, a valid medical certificate, issued by a qualified medical doctor, would be required before any marriage can be formalised.
Penalties for non-compliance
The bill outlines that clerics, traditional leaders, or marriage officials who conduct weddings without verified medical certificates may face fines of up to ₦200,000 or six months’ imprisonment.
Medical workers who issue falsified test results risk fines of ₦1 million or one year in prison.
The Chief Magistrates’ Courts and Shari’ah Courts will handle cases of offenders of the bill/law
Genotype compatibility for marriage
Legit.ng earlier reported that you have found this perfect person that you are completely in love with! But where is the guarantee that your children will be born healthy? It does not happen often, but sometimes the partners can be incompatible by genotype. Find out everything about genotype compatibility.
Genotype is a genetic identity of the person. This term can also indicate a certain gene or set of genes that is carried by the person.
There is also a term “phenotype”, which describes your physical characteristics – not only the obvious ones like the hair and eye color, but also the general health condition, the history of diseases, and character traits. Not all the phenotypes are influenced by genotype.
Man discovers genotype doesn't match with wife
A man is currently in a dilemma after finding out that his genotype and that of his pregnant fiancée do not match.
This is coming after they went for a medical check-up to finalize arrangements for their church wedding.
The genotype test shows that they are both carriers of the AS blood type, and they were advised not to marry.
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