Speaker Lampoons Minister For Speaking Against Plan To Marry Off 100 Girls

Niger State House of Assembly Speaker Abdulmalik Sarkindaji has lashed out at the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, for opposing his decision to sponsor the wedding of 100 girls orphaned by banditry. He said she was being misled. Sarkindaji told reporters that the minister does not know anything about his constituency and their needs and has no right to criticise his decision. He said Kennedy-Ohanenye never called to seek his opinion before going to press. The Speaker said he only agreed to support the marriage of the girls, who…

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