The names and the pictures of the 35 Nigerians senators who voted in favour of the controversial underage marriage bill last Tuesday have been revealed.
According to Section 29(4) (b), ”any woman who is married shall be deemed to be of full age.”It means that even a child if married can be seen to be of full age and as such can renounce citizenship. The committee proposed that that provision be deleted.
When it was put to vote, 2/3 of members present voted for it which meant it was deleted.

Underage Marriage Bill, How Nigerian Senators Voted

Senator Yerima who married a beautiful 13-year-old girl kicked against it. He mobilised his fellow Muslims Senators to threaten to cause confusion on the senate floor.
After Yerima continued his objection, Senate President David Mark called for another vote.
At this point the Senators who were in favour of this clause could no longer muster 2/3 of the votes that will retain Section 29, Clause 4 (b).
Senators still voted 60 votes to 35 votes for the clause to be deleted, but it did not satisfy the 2/3 requirement and so, according to the senate version,“any woman who is married shall be deemed to be of full age.”

Names Of The Nigerian Senators Who Voted In Favour Of Underage Marriage Bill Courtesy of Senator Babafemi Ojudu of Ekiti Central, ACN, we now have the full list of the 35 senators who voted in favour of the bill and they are;

1. Sen. Abdulmumin M. Hassan (Jigawa South West, PDP)
2. Sen. Abdullahi Danladi (JigawaNorth West, PDP)
3. Sen. Adamu Abdullahi (Nasarawa West, PDP)
4. Sen. Ahmed Barata (AdamawaSouth, PDP)
5. Sen. Akinyelure Ayo (Ondo Central, Labour Party)
6. Sen. Alkali Saidu A. (Gombe North, PDP)
7. Sen. Bagudu Abubakar A. (Kebbi Central, PDP)
8. Sen. Dahiru Umaru (Sokoto South, PDP)
9. Sen. Galaudu Isa (Kebbi North,PDP)
10. Sen. Garba Gamawa (Bauchi North, PDP)
11. Sen. Danjuma Goje Mohammed (Gombe Central, PDP)
12. Sen. Gobir Ibrahim (Sokoto East, PDP)
13. Sen. Gumba Adamu Ibrahim (Bauchi South, PDP)
14. Sen. Hadi Sirika (Katsina North, CPC)
15. Sen. Ibrahim Bukar Abba (Yobe East, ANPP)
16. Sen. Jajere Alkali (Yobe South, ANPP)
17. Sen. Jibrilla Mohammed (Adamawa North, PDP)
18. Sen. Kabiru Gaya (Kano South, ANPP)
19. Sen. Lafiagi Mohammed (Kwara North, PDP)
20. Sen. Lawan Ahmad (Yobe North, ANPP)
21. Sen. Maccido Mohammed (Sokoto North, PDP)
22. Sen. Musa Ibrahim (Niger North, CPC)
23. Sen. Ndume Mohammed Ali (Borno South, PDP)
24. Sen. Sadiq A. Yaradua (Katsina Central, CPC)
25. Sen. Saleh Mohammed (Kaduna Central, CPC)
26. Sen. Tukur Bello (Adamawa Central, PDP)
27. Sen. Ugbesia Odion (Edo Central, PDP)
28. Sen. Umar Abubakar (Taraba Central, PDP)
29. Sen. Usman Abdulaziz (Jigawa North East, PDP)
30. Sen. Ya’au Sahabi (Zamfara North, PDP)
31. Sen. Zannah Ahmed (Borno Central, PDP)
32. Sen. Ahmad Rufai Sani (Zamfara West, ANPP)
33. Sen. Ahmad Abdul Ningi (Bauchi Central, PDP)
34. Sen. Bello Hayatu Gwano (Kano North, PDP)
35. Sen. Ibrahim Abu (Katsina South, CPC)

Due to the sensitive nature of the bill, some senators didn’t bother to vote while some abstained completely.
Yerima tried to thank Senator David Mark for granting his colleagues victory in the 2nd voting, he was shouted down and booed by those who opposed the bill.
It’s very obvious Senator Yerima who married an underage girl few years back is the driving force behind this bill. He must be stopped.
How can the selfishness of one man affect other innocent girls in Nigeria?
It’s time for right-minded Nigerians to wake up #NO TO CHILD BRIDE#

Source: Naija Gists