I keep saying that the Nigerian Senate has misplaced priorities. They are not focusing on the real issues plaguing our nation like corruption, providing adequate health care, resolving the long standing NEPA issue and much more. Instead they are using tax payers money to to pass ridiculous bills like anti gay marriage laws with harsh 14 year jail sentences (as if the few gay people in Nigeria are clamouring for marriage) & a few days ago they passed a law legalising under age marriage.
It all began a few days ago on the 17th July when the Senate voted to stipulate that a woman shall not be qualified for marriage until she is 18 years old. Former Governor of Zamfar State now Senator Ahmad Sani Yarima opposed this ruling claiming it violates Islamic law. You may recall that in 2009 this same Senator Yerima who is in his late 50s sparked outrage when he married a 13 year old girl. He justified his actions by citing that according to Islamic law he was doing nothing wrong.
And based on his opposition the Senate led by Senate president David Mark amended the age specification in the new constitution, changing it from 18 & leaving it open even to infants. The new law states “A woman is deemed to be “full of age” once she is married irrespective of the age she did so.”
Thus implying that even an infant shall be considered to be “of age” once married & thereby legalising paedophilia!
I can’t believe this! So now any man that has an attraction to young girls can marry said girls, especially girls from poor homes! I am so outraged, and so should you. Sign The Petition HERE, Let’s Help The United Nations Stop The Nigerian Senate Repeal This Law!
This is what your elected officials are doing over in Abuja, passing laws to legalise under age marriage!
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