Proposed Marriage Of 100 Girls; Speaker Makes U-turn
The wedding for 100 orphan girls, slated to take place in Mariga Local govt Area, a constituency to, Abdulamlik Sarkindaji, the speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly has been called off. The decision was reached after, Uju Ohannaya, the Minister of Women’s Affairs, who took legal action against the speaker to halt the wedding by approaching the Inspector General of Police, IGP, to stop the speaker. Recall, the speaker recently announced his plans to marry-off 100 orphaned girls from his LGS, who lost their parents due to banditry attacks in Mariga local government area as part of his constituency project on May 24.