“I’m giving out my 16-year-old daughter in marriage this September” – Senator Yerima 

Senator Ahmad Sani Yerima, representing Zamfara West Senatorial District at the National Assembly has publicly come out to defend his position on the child marriage act.

Senator Yerima has been at the receiving end of harsh criticisms by angry Nigerians for kicking against section 29 (a) of the proposed constitutional amendment, which states that a Nigerian girl can only qualify for marriage when she is at least 18 years old. He claimed that the provision contradicts Islamic law.

Channels Television recently caught up with the Senator who publicly defended his views on child marriage.

The Senator revealed that he has 28 children and one of his daughters who is now 16 would be given out in marriage on September 6, 2013.

Watch the interview below.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_hqD7QyOhHU