SEN. YARIMA & ACTRESS STELLA CLASH OVER CHILD'S RIGHT ACT

Sen. Yarima Clash With Actress Stella Damascus On Aljazeera!

The Stream is a very sensitive and quite an interactive TV show on Aljazeera Network and this week, they went under the big disturbing issue on "ChildNotBride" wahahala around the world. Key note was the Senator Yerima and his young bride as well as Actress Stella Damascus, A Lawyer and other contributors around the world.

Arguments surrounding the Child Act Law, Islamic religion, human Right, Prostitution, Health Standards and Child Slavery were raised. Disagreements and heavy points were dished out but was a solution gotten? 

The other speakers who joined in the debate were Ishag Akintola- a Professor of Lagos State University and the founder of Muslim Rights Concern; and Aminu Gamawa-a lawyer and a doctoral canditate of Havard; The programme was moderated by the host, Femi Oke.

For me, Stella spoke while emphasising from time to time that the focus should be on the girl child who was being exploited and not on religious sentiments.

I feel so sick in my stomach to hear Senator Yerima explain boastfully that his Egyptian child-wife, gave birth to a baby boy at the age of 15!

As for Ishag Akintola, he clearly doesn’t know what Vesicohoneypotl fistula (VVF) is.