The following is a very nice story attributed to the wrong person, Vice President Osinbajo. Hence it is entirely suspect. The opposition has been strong from the northern parts of Nigeria, where Islam is falsely presented as an excuse to retain such cultural practices. The dire medical consequenses to the girl child have been routinely ignored and it has been impossible to domesticate The Child Rights Act. There is no way a Christian priest, pastor or bishop can eliminate child marriage in Nigeria even if he tried. To even preach against it would be deemed insensitive by the main perpetrators.
To succeed in this venture, our Muslim President must lead the charge with the close support of other collaborators in the Islamic faith up north. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the former governor of Zamfara State stepped forward as a repentant crib poacher in support of this campaign?
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