Listening to Sheikh Aminu Daurawa on BBC this morning expressing reservations about the new law regulating polygamy in Kano, I felt there is the need for wider consultation on the matter by HRH and the committee drafting the proposal.

Sheikh Daurawa is not a person to be ignored. He heads the Hizbah and commands a lot of public opinion and respect. As head of Hizbah, one can say he is among the most informed leaders on matrimonial problems in Kano. He clears thousands of cases yearly. He has seen it, heard it and treated it. More so, he is the quintessential Islamic scholar.

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On the other side, the head of the committee drafting the matrimonial code is of no smaller stature, our dear old friend and learned scholar, Dr. Bashir Aliyu. He has everything needed of knowledge and – allow me to say – piety to head the committee. I listened to the interview he granted the BBC few days ago and surely he is doing just the superb job I expect of him.



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