Emir of Kano Sanusi Set to Initiate Law Prohibiting Polygamy
Former Central Bank governor and current Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, has stated his intention to introduce a law prohibiting poor men from marrying more than one wife. Sanusi, says there is a connection between polygamy, poverty and terrorism.
Vanguard reports that:
The Emir gave the statement during a speech he delivered at a gathering on Sunday.
“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,” he said.
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The emir discussed different areas to be covered by the wide-ranging family law, which he said would be passed by the Kano state government. He added:
“The law will address what Islam says on marriage, it will outlaw forced marriages, it will make domestic violence illegal, it will put in conditions that you need to fulfill before you can marry a second wife, it will spell out the responsibilities of a father beyond producing a child.
It is a big law which covers a whole range of issues from consent to marriage, to maintenance to divorce, to maintenance of children and inheritance. It will be the first time in northern Nigeria that a Muslim law on personal status will be codified.”
This is a good move
Good idea, question is will it work? These above mentioned issues are deep rooted and will be very difficult to stop. Well the emir can only try.
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It’s going to be difficult though cos these people have known this tradition since forever.