…By Joseph Benjamin for TDPel Media.
Yerima faced significant backlash globally when it was revealed that he married the underage girl (with some reports suggesting she was 13) at the national mosque in Abuja, while he was a sitting senator.
Disputing claims that she was 13 at the time of their wedding, the lawmaker stated that she was around “14, 15” years old.
When asked about children’s right to education and other freedoms protected by the Child Rights Act, Yerima maintained that marriage does not hinder education.