On Sunday, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi said he would propose a law that restricts poor men in the emirate from marrying many wives.
Buttressing his point while speaking at the 50th anniversary
of the death of Ambasador Isa Wali, a former Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, the Emir said he has established connection between polygamy, poverty and terrorism.
He said he would make sure that a law would be passed by the state government to ban such moves by men who would not be able to cater for many wives in loving memory of Wali who was a pioneer advocate for gender equality in the north.
“Those of us in the North have all seen the economic consequences of men who are not capable of maintaining one wife, marrying four. They end up producing 20 children, not educating them, leaving them on the streets, and they end up as thugs and terrorists,” The Emir said.
Nigerians welcome the development.
See some of the reactions that followed the emir’s proposition.
Emir Sanusi plans 2 prevent poor muslims from using d guise of 'Quran Says' to marry many wives and have children they can't take care of.— When Kids Die *_* (@godsdocry) February 21, 2017
Emir Sanusi might turn out to be that person that would push core-Northern Nigeria closer to modernity. twitter.com/stephhegarty/s…
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