Potential grandfather, ‪#‎SanusiLamidoSanusi‬ (SLS) and his new teenage bride. "What's all the fuss about ‪#‎ SLS‬' 18yr old bride? Compared to some others, the man deserves kudos for waiting until she was 18. If at 18, you can vote, then at 18 you can marry too.
Some of those insulting SLS for marrying an 18yr old have slept with and impregnated many young 18yr olds without marrying them. ‪#‎Hypocrites‬
A 50+ marrying an 18yr old is legal in ‪#‎Nigeria‬, since an 18yr old is legally an adult. However, not everything that is legal is okay.
They say old wine tastes sweeter. But to SLS' mind, new untapped wine neatly packaged in a pretty looking feminine container carries the day, any day, any time. Abi, na who no like well buttered and freshly baked cookies?
The challenge with SLS' marriage to an 18yr old is not a matter of the law but about its morality and appropriateness, and the message it is likely to send to a " development challenged" Northern Nigeria region that is still grappling with peculiar cultural challenges, including the challenges of the child girl.
Considering #SLS status, education and exposure, he should have known and done better, but then life is what it is, a very complicated piece of work.
So, rather than getting encumbered with the unnecessary distraction caused by the secret marriage of SLS to his new young adult wife (who by the way, is young enough to be his grand daughter), let's focus on other pressing national issues like Boko Haram,Leadership issues @ τ̅hε̲̣̣̣̥. National Assembly,non-appointment of ministers etc." Acknowledging Kunlere Idowu for τ̅hε̲̣̣̣̥ piece

His headache and not mine. At least she's up to 18.