Former First Lady of Ekiti State, Bisi Fayemi, has disclosed that Nigeria has the highest number of child brides at 22 million, which she said was the highest number in West Africa.
She disclosed this at the Women Conference and Award, VOW2023, with the theme: “Repositioning Women for Greater Impact” on Wednesday in Abuja.
“Nigeria has one of the highest number of child brides at 22 million, which is the highest in West Africa and 11th highest globally. Not only did Nigeria not meet any of the original Millennium Development Goals, MDGs, we might not meet most of the Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs, in 2030 either.
“Nigeria is not only one of the countries of the world with the lowest level of women’s representation in elective office but also where very little progress has been made in promoting gender equality”.
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