Let the Child Grow

I mentioned before on my earlier post, that what I love about children is their innocence. A child's innocence is precious that is why it must be protected. Presently in Nigeria, a bill supporting marrying off young girls has been passed and seriously troubles my heart, as how such a bill can be passed in a room filled with leaders of the nation, where influential, educated, and rational thinkers are supposed to be present. Mothers were present when this bill was passed and yet none could speak up? What a shame. This is where the office of our first lady becomes relevant and yet she sits silent on this issue. What happened to our sense of decency? Our sense of reasoning maybe, what is normal about passing a bill that supports a female child to be giving away in marriage at an age where she barely knows how to take care of herself. Why are we going backwards, when the rest of the world is moving forward? She is not an adult, so let her grow. How is it not possible to consider the health hazards while passing this bill? It is said that 12,000 women develop VVF every year in Nigeria. The failure of governance is worsening that problem. Instead of us to look for how to protect the kids, we want to pass a law that will kill them psychologically, morally, mentally, spiritually, and otherwise. We need to fight for our kids, since the lawmakers have decided in ruining a nation, by destroying the child which is supposed to be that nation’s future. How do we move from here? Who will fight for our future, when it’s at the verge of being curbed today…