…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.
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. Hon. Hilary Bisong, and co-sponsored by 10 others
If passed into law, the bill would bar the recognition and solemnization of same-sex marriages and civil unions within the state, including such unions contracted outside Cross River or Nigeria.
