Seasoned actress, Iretiola Doyle, has sparked a debate on the status and choosing next of kins.
It is a concept that many people obvious have a vague knowledge about.
To many, it is about who will inherit their money and other property when they die.
As a result, young people often make their parents their next of kins, while men often make their wives theirs.
Ironically, not many women reciprocate this, a matter that some will see as a different story entirely.
Another foggy issue about next of kinship is whether or not it automatically makes one the inheritor of, say, the money left in back account of a dead fellow who had chosen one.
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Banks are quick to ask for next of kins, but, when the chips are down the latter might have issues when they want to take over the deceased’s accounts.
According to experts, there is a form one ought to sign, specifically stating how one’s money should be transferred or shared – to whom and how.
Reflecting on the issue, based on her perspective – she says she knows why she is introducing the topic – Doyle noted,
“When filling the blank space for “NEXT OF KIN”, let yr first thought not be “who will inherit my stuff”
“Let it be “who is the one person I would want making life & death decisions on my behalf should I be unable to do so for myself.” E get why.”
Reactions that greeted her though on Twitter are interesting:
