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Youths from several groups around the country have thrown their weight behind the giant strides of Nigeria’s Minister of Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi

The youths over the weekend have insisted they will take nothing less from Nigeria’s award winning Minister and most outstanding performing minister in the current administration than a ‘Yes’ to contest the 2023 presidency under the platform of the All progressives Congress

The flyers by the youths have already began circulating Nigeria’s social media space in support of the no nonsense Minister of Transportation Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi

Amaechi endeared the hearts of millions of Nigerians after the successful completion of the Lagos Ibadan standard guage rail line that transverses several communities in the south west Zone of the country and terminates right inside the ports in Lagos

His monthly inspections exposed Amaechi’s keen eye to details and his unwilling posture to bulge as he compelled the contractors, the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation CCECC to keep to details specified in the contracts ensuring Nigeria is not short-changed

Amaechi also completed the 30 year old abandoned Warri to Itakpe standard guage rail line in less than 3 years, redesigning and ensuring it is fit for passenger use unlike it’s previous design which only permitted the transportation of Iron ore from Itakpe to Warri

The rail line has become a major transport hub saving passengers hours off the busy Warri Lokoja transport route

While the Minister has refused to make any comments on the demands by the youths, some of them have said it is Amaechi or no one

With Nigeria now a major construction hub as terminals are being built in Kano, the Kano-Kaduna rail line under construction, the Lekki deep sea port almost nearing completion (Nigeria’s first deep seaport), another deep sea port being constructed in Bonny Island in Rivers state, the design of the Port Harcourt Maiduguri narrow guage line in progress, Papalanto in Ogun state rail coach assembly yard construction reaching an advanced phase, work currently ongoing on Daura transport university, it is believed no politician from Nigeria currently has shown enough pedigree, wit and determination to improve Nigeria’s infrastructure in the last 6 years

While it is clear that the calls might not be unconnected to these landmark achievements achieved by Mr Amaechi, the youths will have to engage in more intense lobbying to ensure Amaechi accedes to their request as he has refused to publicly accept their entreaties

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CHILD MARRIAGE KILLS MORE THAN 60 GIRLS A DAY

… Save the Children’s Global Girlhood Report Revealed on the International Day of the Girl

An estimated 44% of girls in Nigeria are married before their 18^th birthday, one of the highest rate of child marriage globally. Rates are not likely to decrease today as Nigerian girls are living in one of the most difficult times. As a result of armed conflict, humanitarian crisis, kidnapping, natural disaster, displacement, COVID-19 pandemic and economic recession, the lives of millions of girls are threatened to be pushed into the basket of deprivation, including reduced access to education, nutrition, lack of protection and lack of access to basic social services, the State of Nigerian Girls Report showed

ABUJA 11^th OCTOBER 2021 – More than an estimated 22,000 girls a year are dying from pregnancy and childbirth resulting from child marriage, new analysis from Save the Children released on International Day of the Girl reveals.

With the highest rate of child marriage in the world, West and Central Africa accounts for nearly half (9,600) of all estimated child marriage-related deaths globally, or 26 deaths a day. The regional teenage maternal mortality rate is four times higher than anywhere else in the world.

South Asia sees 2,000 child marriage-related deaths every year (or six every day), followed by East Asia and the Pacific with 650 deaths (or two every day), and Latin American and the Caribbean, with 560 annual deaths (or nearly two a day).

Although nearly 80 million child marriages globally have been prevented in the last 25 years, progress had stalled even before the COVID-19 pandemic—which has only worsened inequalities that drive child marriage. With school closures, health services under strain or closed, and more families being pushed into poverty, women and girls face an increased risk of violence during lengthy lockdowns. A further 10 million girls are now expected to marry by 2030,^[i] leaving more girls at risk of dying.

Inger Ashing, CEO of Save the Children International, said: “Child marriage is one of the worst and deadliest forms of sexual and gender-based violence against girls. Every year, millions are forced into wedlock with men who are often much older, robbing them of an opportunity to keep learning, be children, and in many cases, to survive.

“Childbirth is the number one killer of teenaged girls because their young bodies aren’t ready to bear children. The health risks of children having children cannot, and must not, be ignored. Governments must prioritise girls and ensure they’re protected from child marriage and premature childbirth-related deaths. This can only happen if girls have a say in the decisions that affect them.”

Gender inequality continues to fuel child marriage, as revealed in a national report from Save the Children in Nigeria, The State of Nigerian Girls: An incisive diagnosis of child, early and forced marriage in Nigeria. According to a survey carried out by the organisation, the belief that children born to young mothers are healthier and smarter is widespread among many communities. There’s also a common perception that younger girls “refresh” older men with their “younger blood”.

Even in countries where child marriage is illegal, exceptions are common and the practice is still widespread, including in Burkina Faso—which has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world.

Viviane*, now 23, was promised at birth to her husband and was forced to marry him when she was only 12. She said:

“My husband was 54 and already had four wives. I wanted to keep studying, so I decided to escape. I was caught and taken back to live with him, so I tried again. I walked for 40km, managed to make my way onto a bus, and eventually ended up in a centre that supports child brides like me. I’m now studying mathematics and training to become a nurse, while mentoring other young girls about the importance of getting an education.”

In a global report released today by Save the Children, Global Girlhood Report 2021: Girls’ rights in crisis, the organisation is calling on governments to:

Raise girls’ voices by supporting their right to safe and meaningful participation in all public decision-making.
Address immediate and ongoing risks of gender-based violence, including child marriage, by putting girls’ rights and gender equality at the centre of COVID-19 and humanitarian responses, development policy, and wider efforts to build forward better.
Guarantee the rights of all girls, including those impacted by different forms of inequality and discrimination (including on the basis of gender, race, disability, economic background, etc.), by developing inclusive policies and programmes. Safe and ethical data collection must also be improved to better understand and respond in real time to COVID-19’s impact on existing economic, climate and conflict-related crises.
Ensure the safe and unrestricted participation of female humanitarian staff in all humanitarian response efforts, including needs assessments, and the design, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of all humanitarian services at every level.
Join the Generation Equality movement, working to deliver on the Global Acceleration Plan for Gender Equality, which set a target to prevent nine million child marriages in five years.

To mark International Day of the Girl, Ms. Ashing will host a live Zoom Press Conference from Ouagadougou with an activist from Nigeria, and two activists and former child brides from Sierra Leone and Burkina Faso, respectively, to discuss their experiences and solutions to end this violent practice.

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