State/Country Of Origin: Where you grew up or where your parents were born? (Page 9)

I was born in Lagos but my Dad is Edo State. Right from my Nursery School Days, My Parents always write Edo State as my State of Origin. I grew up with the notion that Edo State is my State. When I grew older, I came across my Birth Certificate one day and found out that I was born In Lagos. Many of my friends were also born in Lagos but 98% of them claimed the States of their Fathers as their State of Origin. I have never claimed anything from the Lagos State Government though I was born in the State. I feel some laws should be implemented in Nigeria. Once you're born in State with a Birth Certificate to prove it, you should be able to claim that state as yours in any documentation. You should also be able to contest for political posts in that State. Obama became the President of the United States of America because he was born in Hawaii. His dad was from Kenya. Being born in Europe is another matter entirely. Most Europeans will still ask you where you're from originally even if you were born in Britain, France or Germany. However, you'll be allowed to aspire for Political Posts if you're born in any European Country. We need to change our mentality in Nigeria


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I was born in Lagos but my Dad is Edo State. Right from my Nursery School Days, My Parents always write Edo State as my State of Origin. I grew up with the notion that Edo State is my State. When I grew older, I came across my Birth Certificate one day and found out that I was born In Lagos. Many of my friends were also born in Lagos but 98% of them claimed the States of their Fathers as their State of Origin. I have never claimed anything from the Lagos State Government though I was born in the State. I feel some laws should be implemented in Nigeria. Once you're born in State with a Birth Certificate to prove it, you should be able to claim that state as yours in any documentation. You should also be able to contest for political posts in that State. Obama became the President of the United States of America because he was born in Hawaii. His dad was from Kenya. Being born in Europe is another matter entirely. Most Europeans will still ask you where you're from originally even if you were born in Britain, France or Germany. However, you'll be allowed to aspire for Political Posts if you're born in any European Country. We need to change our mentality in Nigeria


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The confusion about place of origin and place of birth is, I believe, is synonimous to Nigeria. Our fathers' place of birth and origin should not necessarily be our place of birth and origin if we were not born in the same place as our fathers. In the United States where a father was born does not necessarily count as the children's birth place. For example if a father was born in New York, and the children were born in New Jersey, Boston, Philadelphia or Nashville, each child will claim where he or she was born. As against Nigeria where the birth of a child is not entered into a data base, the United States makes provision for that. A child birth record remains permanent without any falsification. In Nigeria, the lack of data base makes room for people to claim multiple birth dates and places. And more importantly, there is the believe that everything must be tied to the father.
Even on Nigerian travel passport, even when a child was born outside Nigeria, the state of origin reads Adamawa or Lagos depending where the father was born. This is wrong. Children should be allowed to claim where they were born.