Benue state governor warns against child marriage

     Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has urged political leaders, especially Northern governors, to join the campaign against child marriage by creating educative opportunities for the girl child instead of rushing them into early marriage.

    Governor Ortom made the call in Makurdi, the Benue state capital at a meeting organized by the Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Alhassan, to mobilize support for sound educational and economic base for women in the state.
   The Minister, who sought Governor Ortom’s support against child marriage said that the Federal Government had prepared a 1.6 billion Naira empowerment fund for women in 2017.
   She also told the women at the gathering that 40 women had been trained in key areas of trade and encouraged them to be prudent with the fund, to enable the government increase the allocation subsequently.