Addressing a conference of Northern Muslims Religious Leaders Forum on Primary Health care in Kano, the former Central Bank Governor explained that the reproductive health challenges associated with such practice is enough to discouraged the age long tradition.
Sanusi II said that Nigeria Muslims are ardent followers of Maliki school of thought like Morocco, Malaysia and Egypt, stressing that these brotherly countries had since pegged marriage age .
In Sanusi II words ” I believe the time is ripe to take a stand on this age long practice of early marriage, and coincidentally we subscribed to Malikiyya school of thought like Morocco, Malaysia and Egypt who had since pegged marriage age to 17, 19 and 18 respectively”.
The emir stated that the role of a woman as a housewife are numerous and highly demanding, as he further stressed the need to allowed our women to attained maturity status before marriage.
Sanusi II who frowned at cultural practices that encourages polygamy noted that “most of those who engage in this practice do not have the necessary economic power to support himself”.
The emir who took his audience through historical lane explained “in the past, cities like Kano, Katsina, Aghadez, and Timbuktu hold economic power of the Sahel region, and this economic prospect had since shifted to coastal cities around the globe”.
Commenting on wife battery, the emir said that Islam abhors assault on women and he enjoined those involved in the act to desist from such practice.
Sanusi II disclosed that “I don’t expect my in-law to lay his hand on my daughter, but I have since urged her to retaliate any form of assault from her husband”. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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At last the scales have fallen off your eyes. It is good that you have woken up to educate your people on the dangers of marrying a baby off to stinking old man for the seek of religion.
ReplyDeleteI am happy for this development. This will also stop the Northerners from kidnapping our young girls and hiding them in palaces.
I pray you grow old and I pray you don't lose your spouse, otherwise someone may then have to describe you as 'a stinking old man' if and when you desire to love and be loved again.
DeleteHe has had his fill
ReplyDeleteAppreciate the man for giant steps.
ReplyDeleteGood talk.
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