Further to sustained efforts to eradicate gender based violence and other forms of harmful practices against the female gender, the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs will flag off a 3-day sensitization rally from 2-4 February 2024 at the Bechere Ward, Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State to end money marriage which has been an age-long practise in the area.

Money marriage is a custom in which a girl child in the community is sold out to a man by her parents as a wife in exchange for money, food items, or to pay a debt.

The awareness campaign which is organized is partnership with the Office of the First Lady Cross River State Rev Mrs Eyoanwan Bassey Otu, is line with the continued push by the Federal Government to stamp out all forms gender based violence through the Women Affairs Ministry.

Speaking ahead of the rally, the Honorable Minister of Women Affairs Barr Uju Kennedy Ohanenye commended the Cross River State First Lady for collaborating with her Ministry on this initiative and reiterated that the campaign against age-long practises which demeans the dignity of womanhood will be addressed holistically and pledged to sustain the tempo as part of efforts to promote and protect the welfare and wellbeing of women and the girl child in Nigeria.

This is a terrible practice

Let them arrest anyone that is involved in such disgraceful act both the sellers and buyers

Poor kids

Ok

Terrible indeed. . .so person own pikin fit be commodity for him eyes?? Poverty no do this one. Na pure undiluted and heavy concentrated wickedness be this. Tufiakwa!!!!

Money marriage is a custom in which a girl child in the community is sold out to a man by her parents as a wife in exchange for money, food items, or to pay a debt.

Imagine making Child Trafficking a "custom" because of poverty.

Imagine being so poor that rather than paying off the debt you owe FairMoney, you decide to give them your little daughter.

Poor people should NOT be allowed to have children.

Good move but please who will end the money marriage that most married men suffer in their homes?

How do you explain that most wives now directly or indirectly charge their husbands for sex?

How do you explain that a man is the best of the bests of husbands as long as he has money but once he goes broke, his wife looks for the flimsiest of reasons to explain their incompatibility and why their marriage can't work.

How do you also explain that in most marriages, the wife is only after take-take, while the man is expected to be the non-ending unconditional giver?

How do you explain that most wives view themselves as spectators in the home whose only contribution should be child bearing?

How do you?
How do you?
If this is not the actual money marriage, I wonder what is.
Because we pay through our nose to win these women's heart, pay through our nose to legally marry them, and pay through our nose to keep them.

That is why Nigerian men are yet to agree on whether a wife is an asset or a liability.

why is it that without force most native Africans are refusing to outgrow their old ways

By now I expect even Brideprice to have been completely faced out

without eradicating bride price, women 'right equality' is a mere mirage

Make Dem do fast o .. cause I wan go marry for that local government

Imagine these Barbaric customs still take place down Southern Nigeria. Lord guard really joined evil with good.

So the previous and present governors were all aware of this evil practice and did nothing? Na wa ooo

Unbelievable.
When you think you've seen it all.

They ask for too much money from the husbands to be from that side.

Men have to continue to bear the responsibility and collectively come up with a system that will eradicate the societal nuisance and moral decadence.
May God guide us and our future generations

That's another human trafficking in disguise.

AOB1:
Let them arrest anyone that is involved in such disgraceful act both the sellers and buyers

Poor kids

Traditions.

Men are going to get women for Free.

Tradition is deep

Welcome development but the truth is that customs and traditions takes time to change. It should not just be a 3 days thing only.

How about trying to stop northerners from practicing the almajiri custom?

Alright

Namaster:



Imagine making Child Trafficking a "custom" because of poverty.

Imagine being so poor that rather than paying off the debt you owe FairMoney, you decide to give them your little daughter.

Poor people should NOT be allowed to have children.

dey play for Nigeria na poor dey born pass, just ask people around u many will dey like to give birth to u will be choke the number they will tell you

The practice will increase under this hardship administration

APC it's my turn to turn Nigeria upside down

NwaAmaikpe:




Good move but please who will end the money marriage that most married men suffer in their homes?

How do you explain that most wives now directly or indirectly charge their husbands for sex?

How do you explain that a man is the best of the bests of husbands as long as he has money but once he goes broke, his wife looks for the flimsiest of reasons to explain their incompatibility and why their marriage can't work.

How do you also explain that in most marriages, the wife is only after take-take, while the man is expected to be the non-ending unconditional giver?

How do you explain that most wives view themselves as spectators in the home whose only contribution should be child bearing?

How do you?
How do you?
If this is not the actual money marriage, I wonder what is.
Because we pay through our nose to win these women's heart, pay through our nose to legally marry them, and pay through our nose to keep them.

That is why Nigerian men are yet to agree on whether a wife is an asset or a liability.

Said perfectly
I have to agree with you.

But my question is do we have ministry of "MEN" affairs?

NwaAmaikpe:




Good move but please who will end the money marriage that most married men suffer in their homes?

How do you explain that most wives now directly or indirectly charge their husbands for sex?

How do you explain that a man is the best of the bests of husbands as long as he has money but once he goes broke, his wife looks for the flimsiest of reasons to explain their incompatibility and why their marriage can't work.

How do you also explain that in most marriages, the wife is only after take-take, while the man is expected to be the non-ending unconditional giver?

How do you explain that most wives view themselves as spectators in the home whose only contribution should be child bearing?

How do you?
How do you?
If this is not the actual money marriage, I wonder what is.
Because we pay through our nose to win these women's heart, pay through our nose to legally marry them, and pay through our nose to keep them.

That is why Nigerian men are yet to agree on whether a wife is an asset or a liability.

What a coincidence, was just thinking about this dude that it's been a while since he came up to leave is terrible comment and boom the great Oracle who never disappoint showed up

FG should stay out of this. It's none of FG's business how people decide to treat their subjects.

Anything to subjugate the bleeding gender is welcomed by me.

The subjugation of the bleeding gender is the greatest thing about islam. I love islam for this. Reason why there are not many prostitutes in the north.

But you see South? Hook up and prostitution is the first occupation of their bleeding creatures.

Oloshos everywhere

Okay. Let's see how it goes...

The ripple effect of bad economic policies, they should go there with realistic empowerment not just talk.