Ever heard of the word little-bride? I used to think it the beautiful little girl that's made to dress like the bride on a wedding day, but Senator Yerima and his other 34 cohorts has 'enlightened' me better, that there's actually a literal meaning to the word!
How else can the legalisation of child marriage be explained? Does this law now mean that a little girl of 5, can be given out in marriage? Is this what we elected our law-makers to do at the National Assembly? Why don't we have citizens below the age of 18 vote in elections in Nigeria? Because it's felt that below that a child below that age is not matured enough to make rational decisions? So how did it suddenly become reasonable for a girl child below that matured age bracket to make a decision on who to marry? I need somebody to wake me up from this dream.
If we don't stop this obnoxious law, if we don't Generations after us would not forgive us, little girls that would be raped, abused and molested all in the name of child-marriage would not forgive us.
We all, beyond our religious, political and social prejudice need to SAY NO to child-marriage in Nigeria.
It is evil, it is criminal!!!
Adeleke Adeoluwa. #childnotbride
ADD ON,
It will be noted that Nigerians from all works of life have taken to various ways of showing their disgust over this law, most people taking to social media most especially Facebook, Twitter and BBM. We bring to you some of the common quotes with the hashtag #childnotbride:
'Give her a PEN not a PENIS, ask for her books not her BOOBS, pay her school fees, not her bride price, give her EDUCATION not EJACULATION'
Omotola Jalaade Ekehinde, popular Nigerian actress has also spoken against child abuse at the just concluded MBGN 2013.
Let's wait patiently and hope as Nigerians across the globe begin to pour out their minds. Don't forget to put the hashtag #childnotbride when you comment on the issue at hand.
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