No going back on Kano family law -Emir Sanusi
The Emir of Kano, Mallam Muhammadu Sanusi ll has said that no amount of criticism will stop him from ensuring enactment of the proposed Kano family law to regulate marriage and related matters in the state.
Speaking yesterday during a mass wedding of 1,520 couples sponsored by the Kano state government, the emir said although the law was not meant to stop Muslims from marrying up to four wives, it would regulate how a Muslim should treat his wives and children in line with the dictates of Islam.
He said he would go ahead with the law despite criticism by some individuals who either didn’t understand the concept of the law or were against it because of their selfish interest.
“We are going to meet on Wednesday this week to review the over 80 pages of the law and make the necessary adjustment before presenting it to the State House of Assembly for passage into law. Our people are facing serious challenges in their family affairs. We have heard series of complaints where a father forced his daughter to marry someone against her wish. We have heard so many cases where people marry additional wives while they would not feed them well, cloth them well or give them good shelter,” he said.
Sanusi also warned Muslims in the habit of beating their wives, as the proposed law would not allow such to continue. “I have warned all district heads, village heads, ward heads and imams to also desist from the bad habit of beating their wives and whoever among them is reported to me to have beaten his wife will lose his title,” he said.