On child marriage saga…
Entertainers are not left out of
the shock waves which have
continued to trail the
controversial Child Marriage
Bill recently debated at the
Senate. Showtime went to town and sought their
opinions. Future of girl child bleak —
Benita Nzeribe To me, it is totally wicked for
our senators to think of
something like that when
there are several issues to
debate on. Marriage is not
what you just jump into. They should be thinking of
giving the Nigerian girl child
quality instead of subjecting
them to early marriage. The
future is bleak with this kind
of law. I would humbly advise the Senate to have a
rethink as regards this
controversial bill. Benita Nzeribe It's like sleeping with one's
daughter — Halima Abubakar It's actually shocking that a
bill like that was passed by
the Senate. I know more than
half of them cannot give out
their kids for marriage at that
age. To me, it's like sleeping with
one's child. We need a wakeup
call as regards that issue. Crime against humanity —
Tamara Eteimo, Actress It is not right; they have their
own daughters, they should
marry them out at that age
and allow others to enjoy
their lives. These men are
supposed to be jailed for this crime against humanity. A
child, as it were, cannot be
knowledgeable and mature
enough for marriage.
Immaturity of the body can
cause diseases like VVF and the rest. So many young girls are
abandoned in the hospital
because of this problem and
they end up living miserable
lives. Now they want to
make it legal? A big rejection from me. *Chiege Abominable! — Chiege
Alisigwe It is bad. I see it as the worst
bill so far. I don't like thinking
about that because it gets me
worried. I cannot give out my
daughter at that age for
marriage. I think we all should put hands together to
fight this kind of bad bill and
ensure it's not passed into
law. What we should know is
that it is not going to affect
their own children. It is so bad. Bad decision— Elvis Chucks,
Actor I do not think it's a good
decision. We cannot use any
religion or circumstance – be it
political or otherwise against
an innocent child. Children are
our future, and when they are traumatised it affects their
future and that of the nation
as well. I am of the opinion
that the errors of our
predecessors regarding early
marriage in whatever form can be rectified by us. Elvis Chucks
Barbaric — Nene SoulDiva, Artiste I think its totally
barbaric and ungodly. Why
should a child who should
have her attention on books
be thinking of the
responsibilities meant for an adult? The Bible says "when
the wicked are in power, the
people groan." If this saga
isn't nipped in the bud this
will unleash the wrath of God
upon us as a nation. It will breed an uncontrolled
spread of the VVF, AIDS, high
rate of Child pregnancy
leading to higher infant and
child mortality. But more than
these afore-mentioned, it would breed the next
generation of indiscipline,
prostitution and women with
the lowest level of self-
esteem. This is the time for us
women to stand up for our own, this is when all female
leaders in politics,
entertainment and the
corporate sector should come
together with one voice to
stand up against this modern day slavery. Child not a bride — Collette
Orji, Actress Imagine the issues facing
Nigeria like energy, security,
education, among others, and
here our Senators are
legalising early marriage. I
think such a debate wasn't worth debating among
learned leaders in the first
place. A child is a child and not
a bride. There will be other
times for her to get married
after she has gone through schooling and maturity.
the shock waves which have
continued to trail the
controversial Child Marriage
Bill recently debated at the
Senate. Showtime went to town and sought their
opinions. Future of girl child bleak —
Benita Nzeribe To me, it is totally wicked for
our senators to think of
something like that when
there are several issues to
debate on. Marriage is not
what you just jump into. They should be thinking of
giving the Nigerian girl child
quality instead of subjecting
them to early marriage. The
future is bleak with this kind
of law. I would humbly advise the Senate to have a
rethink as regards this
controversial bill. Benita Nzeribe It's like sleeping with one's
daughter — Halima Abubakar It's actually shocking that a
bill like that was passed by
the Senate. I know more than
half of them cannot give out
their kids for marriage at that
age. To me, it's like sleeping with
one's child. We need a wakeup
call as regards that issue. Crime against humanity —
Tamara Eteimo, Actress It is not right; they have their
own daughters, they should
marry them out at that age
and allow others to enjoy
their lives. These men are
supposed to be jailed for this crime against humanity. A
child, as it were, cannot be
knowledgeable and mature
enough for marriage.
Immaturity of the body can
cause diseases like VVF and the rest. So many young girls are
abandoned in the hospital
because of this problem and
they end up living miserable
lives. Now they want to
make it legal? A big rejection from me. *Chiege Abominable! — Chiege
Alisigwe It is bad. I see it as the worst
bill so far. I don't like thinking
about that because it gets me
worried. I cannot give out my
daughter at that age for
marriage. I think we all should put hands together to
fight this kind of bad bill and
ensure it's not passed into
law. What we should know is
that it is not going to affect
their own children. It is so bad. Bad decision— Elvis Chucks,
Actor I do not think it's a good
decision. We cannot use any
religion or circumstance – be it
political or otherwise against
an innocent child. Children are
our future, and when they are traumatised it affects their
future and that of the nation
as well. I am of the opinion
that the errors of our
predecessors regarding early
marriage in whatever form can be rectified by us. Elvis Chucks
Barbaric — Nene SoulDiva, Artiste I think its totally
barbaric and ungodly. Why
should a child who should
have her attention on books
be thinking of the
responsibilities meant for an adult? The Bible says "when
the wicked are in power, the
people groan." If this saga
isn't nipped in the bud this
will unleash the wrath of God
upon us as a nation. It will breed an uncontrolled
spread of the VVF, AIDS, high
rate of Child pregnancy
leading to higher infant and
child mortality. But more than
these afore-mentioned, it would breed the next
generation of indiscipline,
prostitution and women with
the lowest level of self-
esteem. This is the time for us
women to stand up for our own, this is when all female
leaders in politics,
entertainment and the
corporate sector should come
together with one voice to
stand up against this modern day slavery. Child not a bride — Collette
Orji, Actress Imagine the issues facing
Nigeria like energy, security,
education, among others, and
here our Senators are
legalising early marriage. I
think such a debate wasn't worth debating among
learned leaders in the first
place. A child is a child and not
a bride. There will be other
times for her to get married
after she has gone through schooling and maturity.
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