Senate did not approve early marriage - Ekweremadu - Senator, you are a Big Liar sir.

The chairman, of the Nigerian Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has insisted that the Senate will never approve any legislation in support of early marriage.

Ekweremadu made the clarification on Tuesday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen on the recent vote by the Senate on the recommendations of the Constitution Review Committee. Yesterday, Senator Akin Odunsi from Ogun state also made a similar clarification.

He said that the senate rejected the deletion of the clause on renunciation of citizenship, adding that the clause had nothing to do with child marriage as was being insinuated by some Nigerians.

He said that the clause, which had been in the Constitution since 1979, was recommended for deletion by the committee because it was considered discriminatory.

“I just want to appeal to Nigerians to please show understanding. Possibly they should read this section and understand that the issues have nothing to do with early marriage.

You are not only a bad liar but a terrible one. This is what I hate about Nigerian politicians, you think you are smart. 

You made a mistake but instead of admitting it and saying sorry, you try to play on the intelligence of over 160 million Nigerians with this?.

One of your colleagues, the Senator representing Ondo Central Senatorial District, Ayo Akinyelure has come out to say that, he was sorry he voted for the child marriage bill in ignorance, something am yet to fully understand, he was even quoted crying and now you come out after you've all have deliberated with these cheap lies?

The subsequent reaction to the bill is the marriage of female children below the former 18 years as stipulation in the former Constitution.. So we know.

It's obvious you guys have not learn your lessons.