Aisha Buhari Seejs Legislation Against Child Marriage In Nigeria

The Wife of Nigeria's president-elect, Mrs Aisha Buhari says no girl should be married before age 17. According to her, girls who are of 18 to 20 years old are better matured to give birth to a child than those who are 17 and below. Mrs Buhari said this while speaking to Channels TV at the side-line of the Global Women Conference held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, shortly after her presentation on the danger women and girl child contend with daily. She pushed for legislation against early marriage.. "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. I think so far its 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, its quite a moderate time of having a child"she said. Also the key to solving most of the problems women face is global legislation. she further put a call to government and International organisations to upsurge the parpicipation of women in the decision making process. Other Nigerian delegates at the event were Hannatu Ngilari, Hajo Sani, and Mariyya Zayyan. Northern Nigerian has one of the higest rates of early marriage in the World.