The former Governor of Abia state Okezie Ikpeazu, has recently revealed that he signed a law making it mandatory for female children to inherit their fathers’ property and own community land assets.
Ikpeazu disclosed that his wife was the brain behind the law and she made sure he ran inclusive governance in Abia.
Ikpeazu disclosed that his passion for women’s development came from his wife.
According to him, the law allows the female children to be allocated land as against the customs and traditions which made it difficult for them to own land in their communities.
Governor Ikpeazu spoke on the sidelines of the Gender and Inclusion Summit, organised by the Policy Innovation Centre (PIC) of Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) in Abuja.
He said: “Today in Abia state, female children can now inherit their fathers’ property. Now it’s an offence for female children not to be allocated land. The female children can now inherit their fathers’ property.”
With this development, the former governor noted that women in Abia state can now have free access to farmlands and use them as collateral to collect loans for any business of their choice, contrary to old practice in the state.
