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
Sai Mama.
ReplyDeleteU sound hungry, no word like sai mama.
DeleteFinally a pretty, sensitive, sensible first lady, oshe Nigerians
DeleteAnd a semi illiterate President.
DeleteNot a bad way to start
DeleteAge of 17 is still too young to me o
DeleteLol @semi illiterate president. He had better deliver o...semi illiterate or not.
DeleteYou can say that again,One semi-illiterate Fulani General is what Nigeria needs now,not a clueless and corrupt PH.D holder.
DeleteLmaooooo Anon 1:05! U b case
DeleteAm calm...*** far too kind ***
DeleteNice one, I support her whole heartedly. Linda take note!
DeleteNice one, I support her whole heartedly. Linda take note!
DeleteWell said madam
DeleteThank u anonymous this time around is the opposite
DeleteGood talk, and God bless her.
DeleteTemilola, where hav u been? I have really missed u. Thk u for ur response.
DeleteSeen
ReplyDeleteNow dats wa m talkin abouh
DeleteI seconded!
ReplyDeleteMama has spoken
ReplyDeleteWORD!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAww! That's my first lady. I hope the legislation is passed.
ReplyDeleteIt will be nice to see her champion this cause.
Change is here!
~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA
Yeah! I quiet agree with her.
ReplyDeleteWell said Mrs aisha buhari I couldn't agree with you more.
ReplyDelete#FOCUS n #ACHIEVE
Nice way to start maam
ReplyDeleteU mean the northern girl child cos i dunno where else that crap happens here.. I really hope we stand up for this one cos u all need to read stories of child brides n how they get sick or even die during childbirth. It's sad..and to even think it's the alhajis at the top that practice this bullshit of marrying babies. It's quite disgusting!
ReplyDeleteWhat age them marry u madam?
ReplyDeleteTayo, does that matter now?
DeleteAt least she's trying to stop early marriage
Thanks you my bro
DeleteObviously u retarded, lets say she was married at 10,r u insinuating dt she let's sane hapun to others too???u c y I lik kippin fonts outta reach of d retarded?!!
DeleteAnd let us ask her when did she got married to he husband..is it not at age 14..
ReplyDelete..JOSHSAYSO..LIB..FAN
Biko u need 2 go bk 2 school..at what age did u get married no got!!! Thanks
DeleteThat's what she is tryna change cos it is so inappropriate.
DeleteFool,check ur spelling before asking questions???how old ur Mama marry ur poor papa ???
DeleteAnd let us ask her when did she got married to he husband..is it not at age 14..
ReplyDelete..JOSHSAYSO..LIB..FAN
@joshuaGo back to school and study current affairs, Olodo! Even if she is married at d age of 10, she is correctin it now,
DeleteOde nie,she got married few months before her 19th birthday.
DeleteShe got married to Buhari at the age of 19
DeleteGod Bless you o @AbokiDaWarriBoy this people out of their quest for criticism refuse to see the right things, even if she got married at age 5 she had no say nor choice then, and now that she in a position to correct it are you saying she shouldn't? @joshua James. #WisdomIsKey
DeleteVery well said Mrs Buhari.
ReplyDeleteNow, thats a fucking FIRST lady!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd must you sound uncouth?
DeleteMy First Lady anyday.
ReplyDeleteKudos Ma. Better life for women.
Well said,bt not dis days that a 14yrs old is already a mother
ReplyDeletethats my first lady****never bin proud***...............Give a girl-child pen not penis**old men beware
ReplyDeleteLoll...good analysis
DeleteTo me under age girls giving birth sometimes causes more poverty cos some guys responsible for dem are still fed by their parents
ReplyDeleteMadam, 18 years please
ReplyDelete....tau hajia aisha,ga'ya ma su kawaiii...
ReplyDeleteMy beautiful first lady with constructive Dialog. I Love you Ma'am, unlike...?
ReplyDeleteWhy not the globally accepted age of 18?
ReplyDeleteAnything worth doing is worth doing well.
Enough of child abuse in the name of marriage.
Billionaire Businessman, that is exactly what she said. That an 18 year ikd have matured. Na wa oh. What is so difficult to comprehend in her starement?
DeleteThis is POWERFUL! From her mouth to God"s ears!
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm.... we getting there.
ReplyDeleteStart in the north please..... that will help slow the population growth
Intelligent and articulate woman. Finally, a First Lady that we can all be proud of.
ReplyDeleteThat you can be proud of.
DeleteIn all circumstances, always speak/write for yourself.
Who is this one? I can't stand her hypocrisy.... Madam pls go and kule in daura for your husband.
ReplyDeleteHun? What hypocrisy
DeleteShe's Aisha Buhari, wife of Nigeria's President elect,a beautiful woman within and without......U won't be able to stand her cos u are tacky and uncouth just like Ur fmr First Lady.
DeleteDo u even know the meaning of the word?
DeleteIf you don't know who she is please keep quiet.. And what is her hypocrisy here??? She is saying the actual fact and instead of support as normal we always find an insultive statement to make..
DeleteIf you can't stand her hypocrisy go slap a mopol abeg.
DeleteWhat is she jabbering? Ain't u supposed to be in the kitchen? Do u hv a say in the govt as u earlier campaigned?
ReplyDeleteYour level of reasoning is pitiable. You need help. I feel sorry for you. Please stay single, it will be sad for any woman to reproduce with such an illetrate. #PovertyOfTheMind.
DeleteSure mama....I agree with u maami....
ReplyDeleteGbam!!! Well said# yerima nd co,take note.
ReplyDeleteI submitted my "Early Child Marriage" project yesterday. I wish I had seen this story earlier but I am so glad Aisha Buhari has called for a legislation on this issue. The only problem I have is the law enforcement. We have the Child Right Act 2003 intended to protect minors from underage marriage but no attention is being paid to it. Why?
ReplyDeleteAND YET She was 12 years old when the then 35yr old Buhari wedded her. Disgusting lot, all of them.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you ma, you'll do well since you've started well. At least 18 years is ideal,they can make decision of their own.
ReplyDeleteAnd how old was she when Buhari married her? 10 yrs of course! So what punishment should be metted to those who insist on child marriage after it's been legislated on? Strigent measures must be taken...
ReplyDeleteWhen did u marry madam
ReplyDeleteMadam you are so stupid and you'll be a disgrace to alot of Nigerians. Ladies can get married the moment they mature and maturity in ladies can start from the 12 or 13. Ode first lady
ReplyDeleteI have been reading comments, this is the most disgusting and annoying of all of them, don't even know y Linda had to post it, this LIB is filled with so much retarded ppl who are frustrated with their lives.... and am sure ur family poverty is affecting ur brain ode like u, u Ppl don't read so u don't know anything, ,, Buhari married her before her 19th birthday, fool
DeleteNice one from Nigeroans 1st lady........
ReplyDeleteMoye says so via BB Passport...Courtesy LIB....
Nice talk madam
ReplyDeleteYea, right. Like the aged mallams/alhajis who hunger and thirst for the flesh of young girls will ever listen to this. The taste is in the pudding, so person dey watch how this translates into real action.
ReplyDeleteNow I can hope, because the signs are looking groovy.
ReplyDeleteI so much love dis woman hope she delivers wen she gets dere#Linda'sgal
ReplyDeleteI don't know what some people are complaining about especially concerning her marriage, she got married at 19 and went to school all while married to Buhari. And this doesn't happen only in the north o, check everywhere all over Nigeria, girls as young as 12-13 years of age willingly get pregnant, we need lots of enlightenment concerning the girl child and a law against early marriage and child abuse to protect the girl child.
ReplyDeleteYerima must hear this,
ReplyDeleteI think she shld tell us a little about herself. Sbdy insinuated she was married @ 14. Sounds like a joke, but really important. If she was marred that yg then she will have credibility on the issue. B/c then she will tell us y it's not gd 2 marry @ 17, keeping in mind that she's now the 1st Lady.
ReplyDeleteNice one, I support her whole heartedly. Linda take note!
ReplyDeleteLinda take note for what? Begging spirit... begger!!!
DeleteNice one, I support her whole heartedly. Linda take note!
ReplyDelete18-20 are still too young for childbirth. At those ages, a young woman should be furthering her education or figuring out some means to earn a living.
ReplyDeleteLike her husband didn't marry her as a kid
ReplyDeleteMadam abeg make we hear o. We know u got married at 9 years old. So start fro your husband abeg. And your useless Hausa Fulani biggots that all they know is child marriage. We biafrans do not do dat so concentrate by telling your people dat is if u can change ur so called sharia law. Nde ARA
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha. Tell your sharia people this oooooo
ReplyDeleteHa madam wen marry at nine. Juan an wa o
ReplyDeleteWell said namesake
ReplyDeleteHausa Fulani. Abeg pack well. Make u tell ur people o
ReplyDeleteMadam start with yeti a Ina people pls. If u no get work go cook for ur husband. Educate ur sharia useless law not us. We're u been dey wen we fight yerima . Abeg go sleep o. Because u be underage marriage product a I. Nonsense
ReplyDeletePls man we hear word. See her face like child abused pickin
ReplyDeleteShame on u ma. Who give u voice to talk. It's in ur sharia believe. If u no get work make I tell u wet in to do. Pray for ur evil deed pls. See her face like an abused pickin
ReplyDeleteShame on u ma. Who give u voice to talk. It's in ur sharia believe. If u no get work make I tell u wet in to do. Pray for ur evil deed pls. See her face like an abused pickin
ReplyDeletePls man we hear word. See her face like child abused pickin
ReplyDeletePls man we hear word. See her face like child abused pickin
ReplyDeleteHausa Fulani. Abeg pack well. Make u tell ur people o
ReplyDeleteStirring The Hornet's Nest-caution, Madam 'Wife-Of-The-President'
ReplyDeleteFirst lady you make a point that is first step and don't forget to band wearing of clothes that show private body of girls in nigeria
ReplyDeleteGood one madam! Carry go!
ReplyDeleteHow old were you when you got married? Please preach this to your northern men and husbands
ReplyDeleteHow old were you when you got married. Please preach this to your northern men and husbands
ReplyDeleteShe now hates how she was betrothed to buhari at 12.
ReplyDeleteshe did not marry at 14, and if she does, it will be the more reason to fight the course.
ReplyDeleteAboki thanks for the appropriate response to Joshua stupid comment /response. .
ReplyDeleteAttention seeker; why not tell them what age you got married to the general. Mcheeeewwww
ReplyDeleteFinally a first lady that has meaningful opinion about real issues
ReplyDeleteShe got married after her NCE, she couldn't have married her husband at 14, she married her husband at about 24, after which she proceeded to ABU for her degree.
ReplyDeleteShe got married after her NCE, she couldn't have married her husband at 14, she married her husband at about 24, after which she proceeded to ABU for her degree.
ReplyDeleteMadam you are making sense but at what age did you marry? well i hope you are referring to your Hausa brothers.
ReplyDeleteTrust me, the Muslim brothers will so hate her for this.. Lolz
ReplyDeleteAnd to think that this woman married GMB at the age of 9years!!! OK oooo. These people are just hypocrites!! except of course, she regrets everything and now know better. Wow, she's talking from experience ooo.
ReplyDeleteLike she had a choice! Are u a fool? She's trying to help young girls... Use ur brain. Ish.
DeleteNice Talk.
ReplyDeleteI'm really impressed. Initially thought it won't be reviewed but I'm glad with this initiative.
ReplyDeletePls while you are at advocate for female representation in the government of your husband before the leave us behind. women that read off their heads and are qualified for government positions
ReplyDeletebetter than their male counterparts should be considered first.
I strongly disagree with you. How will you prove this empirically? When does puberty sets in, in girls. Let us not talk about what we do not know about. God who created us has not put any age for child bearing.
ReplyDeleteShut up. Your husband said no office of first lady. You started.
ReplyDeleteHow old were you when you got married? Please preach this to your northern men and husbands
ReplyDeletePlease Linda, is she talking from a bitter personal experience? How old was she when Buhari raped and disvirgined her. Now i agree that rape and child abuse leave deep indelible scar on the victims' psyche if after years of her experience Aisha Buhari still feels bad about being sexually abused at 14.
ReplyDeleteWhat happened to I am just mrs buhari and not first lady, and I won't get involved in politics, and first lady's office died with miriam babangida? people should never make proclamations in ignorance. Now she had to bite the bullet
ReplyDeleteAbeg fool shut up if u don't have anything to say, u are just empty head, and am sure u are very poor, cos poor ppl think like retards, mumu
Delete@Eze Ndemba. You are a big fool. It is your mother that was raped and disvirgined. If you dont have something intelligent to contribute, just shut up. Must you comment? Fraustrated poverty mentality shrinking goat!
ReplyDeletePeople like myself as a scriptwriter and independent film-maker im also against girl child marriages and even have a film project to support this cause but cant seem to get funding for the didactic film production. Im using this medium to kindly reach out to people for their support. Contact me to find out more about my project titled 'SOLACE'. Facebook eddiemacaulay@live.com or call 08138152449
ReplyDeleteEze Udemba you are very silly to refer to her like that. It is your mother that you are refering to. I pray Buhari bans all these social media because all they do is come here to insult people
ReplyDeleteThe fact that she said she doesnt want first lady office doesnt mean that she cannot try to correct some anomalies in our society. Apart from child abuse, a teenage girl getting married and giving birth at an early age is prone to a diesease called urinary tract disorder. Just because Jonathan didnt win doesnt mean you should come here to insult her for suggesting a good and healthy thing. Pls take your fraustrations and hate elsewhere
ReplyDeleteGod bless u ma. I knew the buharis will not disaappoint
ReplyDeleteEven if she married Buhari at 17 years, what is wrong if she now wants to correct it because she has seen that it is not good. Some people use their experience to correct things. Pls give her a break and stop all the unecessary insults. It is like an Aids patient coming to correct people by telling them not to have sex before marriage. The person obviously doesnt want people to experience what he has experienced. So please stop criticising and insulting someone that is trying to help. It seems like the sun in Nigeria is too hot and it is making Nigerians to always insult people instead of having a decent conversation. Fraustrated fools!
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