Mercy Aigbe, Desmond Elliot vow to fight for Nigerian widows
Nollywood actress, Mercy Aigbe, and actor-turned lawmaker, Desmond Elliot, have vowed to end the trauma Nigerian widows go through.

They spoke on Friday at their unveiling as Widows Ambassadors of the African Widows’ Summit ahead of the 2017 International Widows’ Day.
Mercy Aigbe, who condemned how women are treated after demise of their husbands, disclosed that the campaign is on to “collect at least 1 million signatures of willing individuals committing to join us and our ambassadors in driving home the message to end all forms of discrimination against widows.”

On his part, Elliot said he has no doubt that his involvement will inspire many others to give their time and energy to end the torture against widows, “so that gradually, these prejudices will start to fade away across Nigeria and Africa communities.”

In his speech, Felix King, Founder, Felix King Charity Foundation, recalled that he witnessed practices where women are meted with all manner of reprehensible deprivations by society, especially upon the demise of their loved ones.

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