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In Northern Nigeria, We Are Wedding Illiteracy To Illiteracy
An Open Letter to Northern Nigerian Political Leaders
By Dr. Zainab Suleiman
An open letter to Northern Nigerian Political Leaders
To: The Governors, Commissioners, Hisbah Boards, Traditional Rulers, and Legislators of Northern Nigeria
Subject: Stop Cloning Poverty: Marry Skills, Not Just Couples
Esteemed Leaders,
I write not to insult, but to confront us with a truth too bitter to keep swallowing.
This year, Kano has approved N1.5bn for 3,000 couples. Katsina is sponsoring 1,000 couples. Zamfara, 100 couples. Mass weddings are paraded as welfare. But sirs, let us ask the hard question: What exactly are we wedding?
1. We are wedding illiteracy to illiteracy
When both partners cannot read a prescription, cannot calculate school fees, and have no trade beyond “survival”, we are not forming families. We are duplicating poverty. A ring does not create income. A certificate of marriage does not create jobs.
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