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[size=14pt]Yerima’s marriage is ‘a child sale’ says UN [/size]
May 27, 2010 12:11AM

Two top United Nations officials on Wednesday condemned Sani Ahmed Yerima’s marriage to a 13-year old Egyptian girl, calling it a sale of a child and against acceptable international practices and relevant conventions of the UN, Empowered Newswire reports.

Speaking on the matter at the UN on Tuesday afternoon were Hilde Johnson, Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children.

According to the UNICEF Deputy Executive Director based on the age of the girl and the involvement of a dowry paid by the Nigerian senator, the marriage of the 13 year old girl is known under UN and international conventions as a “child marriage,” contravening the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child.

Nigeria is a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child and the convention became the Child Rights Act in Nigeria in 2003. A recent effort in February this year to repeal the Act at the House of Representative failed.

Joined by the UN’s Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, Radhika Coomaraswamy, the top UN officials were launching a renewed media campaign on the Convention on the Rights of the Child which was adopted 20 years ago and also advocating for the universal adherence to the convention’s two Optional Protocols.

Ms Johnson’s colleague, Santos Pais added that Mr Yerima’s wedding will in fact qualify as “a child sale” based on the appropriate international and UN protocols on Children conventions.

Empowered Newswire raised the question on Mr Yerima twice at the UN headquarters, once at the regular press briefing addressed by the Spokesperson of the UN Secretary General Martin Nesirky and later at the press briefing panel addressed by Ms. Radhika Coomaraswamy,

Ms Johnson, who first expressed dissatisfaction with the child marriage, said Mr Yerima’s action “is in contradiction to the Convention of the Rights of the Child.” “This is not in accordance with the international convention and hence on several occasions from the UNICEF’s side we have expressed our grief concern with child marriage and with practices of marrying children away in this way, which is very often forced,” she said.

Marriage against international law

The UNICEF official said child marriages are not permitted under the international convention “because they- the children so married- are not in the position as a grown up and adults to take a position on this important issue.” Affirming the UN’s condemnation Johnson restated that “this is against the convention of the rights child,” and warned that “we will be very clear that this kind of practices will need to stop.” Ms Pais added that the Senator’s marriage to an under-age “will also fall under the protocol we are talking about, because it will be a case of sale of a child, given the receiving of compensation a particular amount of money.”

Some 132 countries had ratified the Optional Protocol of the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child, especially on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict, and of those that had not done so, many were island States with small armies, according to the UN officials.

Nigeria is also believed to have signed the protocol. But the UN is seeking an outright universal adoption, according to Ms. Coomaraswamy because “Universality implies a moral consensus, and a moral consensus is then the basis of customary law and standards.

@SapeleGuy
Ibori holds the master key to the cabal. Get Ibori and the cabal can never regroup; after Ibori, Aondoakaa, Ruma, Tilde etc can be picked up without the weakest whimper. There's some 70billion and a budget (signed by someone who may be long dead) that needs explaining.
Also, perhaps it is just a coincidence, but IBB's revving engines seem to have cooled a bit this past couple of days.

Uwazuruike will be freed as usual. The govt seems to have a way of taking him off the streets each time there is tension in the country (easy to see why).
He will be released, because the alternative will be a huge problem.

leye1234:
This is a big problem oooooooo.  I guess i won't be able to carry my sacrifice to a T junction anymore.

Just hide your oyel and things inside bag (de gods are not blind). Also, boil the eggs before leaving, the days of cooking otumokpo at junctions with sunlight is gone forever in Lagos; jankara will close.

The bastar'd is banking on every one chickening out as the person to pull the trigger.
All the govt needs do is find any serial killer on death row. . . The party pooper in that plan, is that there must be witnesses.

[size=14pt]Utah murderer Gardner chooses death by firing squad[/size]

A convicted murderer in the US state of Utah has chosen to be executed by firing squad.

When given a choice between lethal injection or being shot, Ronnie Lee Gardner told the judge: "I would like the firing squad, please."

Of the 35 US states that have the death penalty, Utah is the only one to give firing squads as an option.

Critics say the method is a relic from the state's Wild West past and should be abolished.

The judge in Salt Lake City set Gardner's execution date for 18 June, but Gardner's lawyer said he would appeal.

Correspondents say he may still petition the state parole board to commute his sentence to life imprisonment.

Famous last words

The 49-year-old convict killed a lawyer in a shootout while trying to escape from a courthouse in 1985.

He would be only the third man to be killed by firing squad since the Supreme Court allowed states to have the death penalty in 1976.

The first man to be executed after capital punishment was re-instated was Utah murderer Gary Gilmore. He famously said "Let's do it" before facing the bullets in 1977.

The second - John Albert Taylor - attracted huge media attention for his execution in 1996.

Should Gardner's scheduled death go ahead, it is likely to garner a similar media storm, the BBC's Madeleine Morris in Washington says.

Death row convicts in Utah were for decades allowed to choose their method of execution.

State legislators removed that choice in 2004 and made lethal injection the standard method - but inmates sentenced before then still have a choice.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8641280.stm

High tech law enforcement? With our "roger" police? How is it going to work?

. . .Something is wrong with this story.

[quote author=~Bluetooth link=topic=435439.msg5943549#msg5943549 date=1272056386]i remembered when alam was arrested and tried,bayelsans trooped to town in total madness aginst the federal govt for daring to prosecute him for corruption;same goes for asari amd henry okah.
we cannot fight a success anti-corruption war if we chose side base on ethnicity.[/quote]How can you so calmly mix common sense and rubbish?

@sjeezy
You mean kings of 23 villages!
For example "In a communiqué read by Olorogun Joe Omene, the President-General of Mosogar Kingdom". . .

Kingdom my foot!
Excuse me! Mosogar is a village / small town close to Ibori's!!!!!!!

I watched the last debate and poor Cameron! He looked like a battered cat most of the show. I can safely predict that he will not be the UK's next PM, its going to be a Gordon or Nick show (except both get stupid).

snowdrops:
I may be wrong i think i clearly heard him say he came from somalia.

It should be on bbc i player or sky player. I would recheck that.

I heard that too and was shocked, but British folk couldn't care less, so its no big deal.

[quote author=~Bluetooth link=topic=435439.msg5943430#msg5943430 date=1272054533]Beaf
so you and your organisation are after ibori.chei,na wa o[/quote]Like say na me get SSS, EFCC, Mopol and Navy, by now I for don krenk you!
No dulling!

@xterra2 and coldhearts

I don't care to defend the BBC, they've always been biased against Africa; but I'll ask you a simple question:
What is the population of Lagos and how did you come about it?

mekusxxx:
Is Oghara a creeky (for lack of a better word) town? Can Oghara boys hide Ibori in another creeky Urhobo town w/out the consent of the town owners? Beef where is Ibori, you thieving Urhobo wayo man? Hahahaha!

Baba Sala, the foolish comedian. I thought you were so sure of the geography of the area earlier?
Yeah, call me "Urhobo wayo", cos am preparing to sell you while you present your wife to me in gratitude for the good things I've done for you.
My wayo pass Jonathan own o!

www.nairaland.com/attachments/180447_ROTFLMAO_gif3d0c775232c7f27cf80592785b9635b6

Robotnik:
. . .
But ram fight competitions, which are popular in various parts of Nigeria, also receive criticsm for attracting gambling and some ram owners and trainers have also been accused of feeding their rams with marijuana to turn them into fearless and furious fighters.

They should try to see if the rams will to drink akpeteshi as well. At least when they are finally slaughtered, they would have died very happy bunnies indeed!

stag:
misplacement of priority of these african countries sef!

today nigeria is indulging in nuclear crap, tomorrow awakes with another in some problematic solution that solves no problems but invent and innovate problems on their own. when will african leaders learn
Africa union should be proposing that all african countries buid up rail system through out africa

This is exactly the same way some argued when others were struggling to invent motor cars, aeroplanes, computers, phones etc. There's always the dissenting voice with arguments that lead nowhere.

Ibime:
When the British were after Ibori, he tried to paint it as an Imperialist agenda.

Now Jonathan is after him, it is Ijaw agenda.


Whether "Imperialist agenda", "Ijaw agenda" or a "power play masquerading as anti-corruption crusade", I am still waiting for someone to swear to me that Ibori is clean as a whistle.


If Ibori feels victimised in Nigeria, he can go and submit himself to the British judiciary where Im sure the British courts will grant him a fair trial.

Don't mind the hidiot! People start speaking in tongues when doom is outside the front door.
Ibori will either face jail or be killed resisting. Justice will be done one way or the other.

mekusxxx:
I know it is easier for you to insult your father than answer my questions, you incorrigible nincompoop.

Baba Sala!

Onlytruth:
For the records, I believe Beaf is Isoko, not Urhobo . He is my in-law.
Bro mekus calm down na. 
One love and peace.

Thank you jare!

becomricha:
I do come to nigeria from time to time. Why are you asking me.  Dont worry I am not an illegal immigrate [size=14pt]illiterate[/size].

Do you want to see me in nigeria or why are you asking. Tell Jonathan to send Presidential jet over., If militia in the niger delta get to flight in presidential jet. Tell Jonathan to send one over. my brother me too like better thing now, 
You are fun to talk to Ikeyman.

"illegal immigrate"?
Damn!

^
Yes, there is major clearing up work going on in Lagos, but much more needs to be done. Instead of shrinking, area's like Makoko have grown larger over the years. Like I mentioned earlier, our major failing is a lack of instituted standards. Fashola is by Nigerian measure, a great governor; but Lagos (like the rest of Nigeria) is still dangerously lacking where standards are concerned.

The BBC might have a negative agenda, but there is no point going after them. We are much better of venting our fury on the powers that be in Nigeria.

Onlytruth:
Thank you for this! You captured my earlier argument. Nigerians have developed immunity against common sense. Pray what is so difficult to understand about this issue? . . .

My brother, you have captured the essence of a lot of opposing arguments in the single line.

tkb417:
Malaysia was perfect for my illustration so?

as for the topic, i cant remember blaming BBC for anythin but asking how they arrived at the 11 million
simples

read

Your Malaysia example only threw a brighter light on the failures of past and present Nigeria's govts. Malaysia is a country that even asked for our help in the past, yet they are now developed.
As for the BBC's figures, do you have better figures? Or will disputing those figures stop folk in Makoko experiencing a sub-human existence?
Did you really give deep thought to the issues at hand before defending the effects of corrupt governance?

tkb417:
were you designed to be dumb?

someone posted pictures of some parts in London and said the places should be better than some places in VI and Ikoyi and i responded by saying this is Nigeria and not Malaysia

MEANING, NIGERIA CAN NEVER BE COMPARED TO A COUNTRY LIKE UK

how is that difficult to understand. Malaysia was piecked by me because we can argue they are a developing country but their facilities can still rival places in UK
what is this man on about?

now we need to know the number of retards in Nairaland for real

what do you know about Malaysia mr silly that i dont know?
hehehehehe

So you agree that it was you who brought Malaysia into the argument? Hmmmm, we are getting somewhere, at last, there seems to be some motion in that akamu brain of yours.

Unfortunately, for the reasons I have mentioned, malaysia was the wrong country to use as an example. We attained independence at about the same time, they even came running to us for oil palm seedlings to start off their own plantations (they quickly overthrew us to the number one spot). They are now DEVELOPED.

Anyways the crux of the matter is that you are blaming the BBC instead of our govt. Can you tell us why?

mekusxxx:
Please show me the elders and stakeholders forum list Any Urhobo on it was apparently not settled by Ibori. I know you are Urhobo, but you are an insignificant one. In that clime, Ibori is lord and master, together with members of the other thieving family: Ibru. As it is now, Urhobo are living up to their appelation: Urhobo wayo. Kai.

BTW, Oghara is not in the creeks, so who are those guarding Ibori in the creeks? Definitely people from all over Urhobo.

Rantings of a dimwit.
You never fail to dissapoint sha. Listening to you is like like watching Baba Sala.

tkb417:
I dont know you, but if intelligence will make me go places, then it might take you a billion years to catch up with me

Malaysia, Brasil, South Africa et al are all developing countries whose facilities can be compared to the developed countries in a way
hence the line, its Nigeria we are talking about, not Malaysia not Brasil not South Africa

in short it means, Nigeria cannot be compared to UK in any way!!!
simples;

what an annoying simpleton you are!!!

The bolded sentence above  is meaningless.

Are you drinking kai kai? Were you not the one that introduced Malaysia into the argument? Whereas, you don't even know nada about that country? Abeg go boil the akamu between your ears, its too cold to make any sense.
It takes foolishness to consistently attack the wrong target; whereas, we should be questioning our govt, people like you want to question the BBC for the existence of Makoko. Dimwit.

The simple fact remains that some of us would rather blame the BBC for filming visible things, than deal with those things. Govt officials have stolen $350 billion since independence; if that $350 billion had been wisely invested, we would have made a return of at least a 100 times the amount and we would be developed today.

Bad govt + foolish supporters = slums.

tkb417:
@Honeric

i chose not to respond to him cos im sure the person i addressed my post to understood my line

Nigeria isnt Malaysia was just a random pair, i could have said Nigeria isnt South Africa, Egypt, Brasil et al

but since the guy is thick headed and wont understand lil things, i decided to quit

ill be silly to exchange views with someone who cannot comprehend a sentence

hehehehe, he even went ahead to lecture me on Malaysia; LOL
im disgusted

If you weren't thick headed, you wouldn't have picked Malaysia. But you are just a know nothing, so you foolishly say anything that comes to mind. Unfortunately, foolish people like you who think with their arses abound in Nigeria's corridors of power. That is the real reason we haven't developed.

If you were in the least bit smart, you would have realised that Malaysia and Nigeria started life at about the same time. As said earlier, Malaysia came to Nigeria for oil palm seedlings and took over the lead in that industry. Malaysia has no oil or other rich mineral blessings, but today, Malaysia is developed; Nigeria is not. But a fool mentions Malaysia, in his defense of the decay in Nigeria.

Kai! I want to blame BBC for your foolishness, but no be dem fault.

tkb417:
exactly

its Nigeria we are talking about not Malaysia

. . .Is it the same (at the time, developing country) Malaysia got their first oil palm seedlings from Nigeria when we were the top oil palm grower in the World? Today, Malaysia is not only the number one in palm oil industry, they are also a developed country.
Malaysia also obtained independence at about the same time as Nigeria.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Lotus_Europa_S.JPG/800px-Lotus_Europa_S.JPG

Since 1994, the Malaysian car company, Proton, has owned Lotus, a previously British company that produces the Lotus Europa S (pictured here) and other models.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Petronas_Panorama_II.jpg/364px-Petronas_Panorama_II.jpg

Malaysia's rapid economic growth and prosperity is reflected by the Petronas Towers, the headquarters of the national oil giant in Kuala Lumpur and, at one time, the tallest building in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia

[size=21pt]Seriously, you are quite foolish.[/size]

mekusxxx:
The mother of all fight between Ijaw and Urhobo is brewing. Urhobo youths have already threatened to deal with Clark who is the insigator of Ibori's current trail. Urhobo people should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves for supporting a bonafide thief such as Ibori. Me I dey sidon look, una bai bai

Please take your tribalist ignorance elswhere. When did the tiny village of Oghara begin to represent Urhobo people? Can you not read that the folk who submitted the memo to EFCC are called "Elders and Stakeholders Forum"; for your info, all Urhobo heavyweights are represented there.