Anambra Monarchs Demand End To Widowhood, Forced Marriage, Rituals, Other Harmful Native Practices | Sahara Reporters

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Anambra State traditional rulers have unanimously condemned all forms of violence against women and girls in the state including “widowhood practices; denial of inheritance, forced and girl child marriage, harmful rituals” and others. The monarchs in a communiqué obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday after a conference they held over the weekend, said they also supported a Supreme Court judgment that gave females the right to inherit property from the family estate, whether married or not.

August 29, 2022The monarchs in a communiqué obtained by SaharaReporters on Monday after a conference they held over the weekend, said they also supported a Supreme Court judgment that gave females the right to inherit property from the family estate, whether married or not.

The conference was between the Traditional Rulers Council of Anambra State and the WomenAid Collective in partnership with the Ford Foundation West Africa, support Ministries of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Justice in Awka, the Anambra State capital. "That we are committed to respecting the rights of women and girls as recognized in the state, national and international laws;

 

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Good,we must structure our new nation in line with natural law of justice, equity nd fairness. To all.

Thank God! This is the kind of response from our traditional leaders we need. Culture and traditions can and should change when necessary, especially when they are harming people.

So there is FORCED MARRIAGE in biafraud land and it's not being mentioned by ipob cowards on this street?

If it were happening in the north ,social media would have being screaming disintegrate Nigeria ,that the north are not good

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