The media since Wednesday has been awash with reports that during a debate to amend Section 29 (4) (b) of the 1999 Constitution, some Senators, mostly from the North, purportedly kicked against the deletion of the clause which states in part that “any woman who is married shall be deemed to be full of age”, citing Part 1, item 61 of 2nd Schedule of the 1999 Constitution which bars the National Assembly from legislating on any matter that has to do with Islamic and Customary laws.
The reason for contention is the proposed argument against deletion of section 29 (4)(b) which states that "any woman who is married shall be deemed of full age".
Erelu Bisi Fayemi, wife of the Ekiti State governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi,
has expressed dismay with the Senate’s vote banning underage marriage in
Nigeria and berated the Senators, who voted against the amendment.
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