 The federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ruled that all marriages conducted at the Ko'i Marriage Registry Lagos are invalid. Reactions have been triggered among Nigerians, some back to the court verdict, while some simply disagreed. Jacinta Obuco has more. The pronouncement that all marriages conducted at the Ko'i Marriage Registry illegal is shocking to many. They had been legal battle between some local government areas in Nigeria against the federal government. The battle is on who has the power to appropriate marriage registries, conduct marriages, and issue marriage certificates. The impact of this judgment on existing marriages is what we are yet to see. We spoke to a senior advocate of Nigeria, Professor Paul Ananamba, who agrees with the court's declarations, saying marriage is legally local government affairs. The courts have just interpreted the constitution, and I think the court is going forward. They will close the federal registry. They married into local government and that's what the court is saying. But some Nigerians on the street of Lagos have different opinions. I honestly don't know how they wake up and decide that the Ko'i Registry is no longer valid. I don't know which other facility they have that people can go to and have their marriage done. I don't think it's normal because what do they expect people to go like when it comes to registry and something should be done about it. So those who have done the registry there, would they go and do it somewhere else? Again? It shouldn't be. Those ones are legal. They should have already informed the people that when you go to that side it's not legal. Then from now they can say, okay, I have cancelled that one. Then those ones that have done, isn't it? Yes, that one is legal. But those ones that will be doing now, they should know that if you do it, it's illegal. I expect that the federal government should know what to do. There has to be a legislation. That's how countries do it. The National Assembly should enact a law quickly that will validate all the marriages. We are going forward. They should stop marriage at that registry and begin to allow local governments to celebrate marriages according to the constitution. Meanwhile, PLOS TV Africa visited the Ko'i Registry and discovered that they are still about their activities. Some people were seen going in for their oath taken, counselling and inquiries in preparation for their marriages at the registry. Just enter Ubuco for PLOS TV Africa.