One of the remarkable legislative milestones recorded under the leadership of Rt. Hon. Chinedum Enyinnaya Orji, as Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly was the passage of the Abia State Female Persons Right of Inheritance of Property Law, 2022.

The legislation represents a significant step toward justice, equality and the protection of women’s property rights. It challenges discriminatory practices that deny women the opportunity to inherit and own property simply because of their gender.

For daughters, widows and women across Abia, the law stands as an important affirmation that women deserve dignity, equal protection and a rightful place in the ownership of family property.

This is more than legislation, it is a statement about the kind of society we want to build, one founded on fairness, equality, justice and opportunity for all, which is why the people of Ikwuano Umuahia must stand firm, support and vote a credible and reliable leader who will make similar democratic policies and interventions for all.

Why the law matters👇🏿

✅Promotes gender equality: It helps remove discriminatory practices that previously treated women as second-class members of their own families.

✅Protects women’s property rights: Women can legally assert their right to inherit and own property rather than being excluded simply because they are female.

✅Strengthens women’s economic independence: Advances social development: Equal property rights can contribute to greater economic participation and more inclusive development and provide women with greater financial security and economic opportunity.

✅Protects widows and daughters: The legal recognition of inheritance rights gives women a stronger basis for challenging discriminatory inheritance practices.

✅Reduces family disputes: Clearer legal rights can help provide a framework for resolving inheritance disagreements.

✅Promotes dignity and fairness: A woman’s gender should not determine whether she can benefit from property belonging to her family.

Attached to this post is the full details of the Law, read through and know your legitimate rights and concerns as a woman in Abia State.

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Written by Ikechukwu Kelvin Okorie
Media Director to Rt Hon Chinedum E. Orji
03/09/2026.