Nigerian ace singer, actor cum politician, Bankole Wellington is better known as Banky W in the latest post on social media spoke against an important issue of concern in the country.

Banky W in his tweet via his Twitter page on Friday, July 10, criticized the practice of child marriage in Nigeria.

According to him, a lot of Nigerians who are in support of getting married to children do so under the guise of religion.

“Some Nigerians try to hide behind religion as the reason why they should be allowed to marry children,” Banky’s tweeted.

Speaking further, Banky W used Saudi Arabi as a point of reference and submitted that if the consent age in the holy land of Mecca can be raised to 18 then Nigeria has no excuse.

 

Some Nigerians try to hide behind religion as the reason why they should be allowed to marry children. But if Saudi Arabia – the kingdom, the headquarters i.e. Mecca, can raise the age of Marriage to 18 (because it’s the right thing to do) then Nigeria has no excuse. #Timeup

— Banky Wellington (@BankyW) July 10, 2020

Banky W speaks against Nigerians hiding behind religion to marry children

Banky W revealed that Saudi Arabia which is the birthplace of Islam has raised the age of marriage to 18 years.#TimeUp | Napoli | #RipTikTok | #LockedOnNetflixhttps://t.co/XujvzggMpE

— MyNigeria.com (@TheMyNigeria) July 10, 2020

Some Nigerians try to hide behind religion as the reason why they should be allowed to marry children. But if Saudi Arabia – the kingdom, the headquarters i.e. Mecca, can raise the age of Marriage to 18 (because it’s the right thing to do) then Nigeria has no excuse. #Timeup

— Banky Wellington (@BankyW) July 10, 2020