Showing posts with label Nigerian governors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nigerian governors. Show all posts

Sunday, 21 July 2013

My take on the Child Not Bride Movement


A few days ago, I signed a petition online [Change.org] to stop the marriage of underage girls in Nigeria. Just like most of you, I didn't read what I was signing against. I didn't know the details of this law, I only went with what I saw/read on facebook, twitter, bbm etc. So I went researching on this topic, just to become fully aware of this situation. Then I came across this article online and it answered a lot of my questions. Read the article after the cut......

Saturday, 20 July 2013

List of Senators who voted for underage marriage


According to Linda Ikeji:

Below is the list of the Nigeria Senators who voted for underage marriage in Nigeria...             
1. Sen. Abdulmumin M. Hassan (Jigawa South West, PDP)
2. Sen. Abdullahi Danladi (Jigawa North West, PDP)
3. Sen. Adamu Abdullahi (Nasarawa West, PDP)
4. Sen. Ahmed Barata (Adamawa South, PDP)
5. Sen. Akinyelure Ayo (Ondo Central, Labour Party)
6. Sen. Alkali Saidu A. (Gombe North, PDP)
7. Sen. Bagudu Abubakar A. (Kebbi Central, PDP)
8. Sen. Dahiru Umaru (Sokoto South, PDP)
9. Sen. Galaudu Isa (Kebbi North, PDP)
10. Sen. Garba Gamawa (Bauchi North, PDP)