As part of efforts to curb the
spread of diseases in the state, the Sokoto state Ministry of Health says it
plans to send a bill to the state House of Assembly where suitors would be
compelled to add a well treated mosquito net as part of their bride price they
would pay before they get their brides.
The state Commissioner for health, Balarabe Kakale, disclosed this Sunday. According to Kakale, the proposed bill if passed will compel intending couples in the state to undergo HIV/AIDS, genotype and Hepatitis B tests.
Kakale however stated that the
proposed law would be sent to the house after the cultural, Islamic
implications of the premarital testing are extensively considered. He noted
that the measures were meant to reduce the spread of diseases in the
state.
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Why is the north so behind. It is no wonder that Nigeria is in a mess when it has to carry the backward baggage of that region.
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