Child marriage is one issue that has given human rights activists and civil society organizations in Nigeria a serious concern.
It is very rampant in northern Nigeria, where girls from the age of 13 are given out in marriage, sometimes, to men old enough to be their fathers.
But wife of the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, has promised to tackle the issue when her husband is eventually sworn in as President.
The incoming First Lady made this promise speaking with Channels TV at the Global Women Conference held in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
According to her, “We have heard so much from the Ministers of Women affairs from different countries. We are trying to tally it with what is happening in Nigeria, to find out how we are lacking and in which aspect of women affairs that we are lacking and the ones that we have gone ahead.
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“I think so far, it’s quite encouraging. We just need to put everything in practice than being in theory. If the government can stand up and say every girl child must attend basic primary and secondary school education before getting married.
“I think nobody, no girl should be married before the age of 17 because if you really attend secondary school, you will have to be like 16 and 17 and I think by the time you are 18- 20, it’s quite a moderate time of having a child.”
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