Niger Speaker Dismiss Plan To Marry Off 100 Female Orphans

The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has cancelled plans to marry off 100 female orphans in his constituency.

He stated this during a media briefing on Tuesday.

Sarkindaji took the decision following the action of the Women Affairs Minister, Uju Ohannaya, who dragged the Speaker to court to halt the wedding.

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He said the minister had overstepped her bounds.

He said the minister should take over the sponsorship of the wedding ceremony.

He revealed that he had already made funds available to the girls’ parents through the traditional leaders and clerics of his constituency, noting that he would not withdraw the funds.

He also pointed out that his motive for wanting to sponsor the wedding was the state of poverty of the girls’ parents and not the constituency project, as reported in the media.