Two months after Halima, a-15year old girl was introduced to sleeping with older men in the town, her lifestyle went a different direction.
All the way from Kaduna, she was brought by her sister’s friend to study in Lagos. Right now, she has no reason going back from her new profession.
Just like a child’s play, commercial sex , popularly called prostitution has come to stay in Nigeria. And going by Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu who is canvassing for its legalization, it may be possible for prostitution to be legally appreciated.
Those who have been in the hiding may come forth boldly to exploit their potentials while people who have been having second thoughts about the business might be considering the possibility of going into it at all cost.
According Ekweremadu, “We need to regulate prostitution in this country so that if anyone wants to indulge in prostitution, the person should be registered and issued with a licence. If we say we want to stop it, it would be difficult. It is done in other countries; let us regulate it by issuing licence.”
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Reacting to his statement, wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs. Abimbola Fashola warned the National Assembly not to consider suggestions to legalize prostitution in the country.Many Nigerians have been expressing dismay and disappointment over the Deputy Senate President’s campaign.
It is against this background that Saturday Vanguard sampled the opinions of women activists in Nigeria over the issue of legalizing prostitution .
While some are of the opinion that permitting prostitution in the country is unlawful, others said it would serve as protection and measures for checkmating violation against the right of the woman.
According to Mr.Uche Ezechukwu, legalizing commercial sex is licence to transmitting HIV and other segxwally transmitted diseases.
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Posted: at 15-10-2011 07:19 AM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero
How sad that this is an issue that we are talking about at this time. There is boko haram, taking away of government subsidy from petrol, etc but it is legalising prostitution that is making the headlines.
Posted: at 15-10-2011 11:11 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
papyefisy at 15-10-2011 11:29 AM (12 years ago) (m)
oh fellow Nigerians, we have other issues to attend to,pls, don't let this wicthes of the century associated by prostitutes turn away good plan of God on our nation...
Posted: at 15-10-2011 11:29 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
According Ekweremadu, “We need to regulate prostitution in this country so that if anyone wants to indulge in prostitution, the person should be registered and issued with a licence. If we say we want to stop it, it would be difficult. It is done in other countries; let us regulate it by issuing licence
you see it very easy for nigerian pilitician to imitate the bad side of other countries, such as legalization of prostitution, corruption, looting of public fund to enrich european and americans economy, economic mismanagement, police brutality, islamic terrorism(boko haram) human rituals, assassination, many more. but they are blind to see the good side, such as, good public schools, good road, clean water, free health care, constant power supply, protection for the poor, in short no good visionary plan for the people. my question is, Naija where are we going???
Posted: at 15-10-2011 02:39 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
agushisani at 15-10-2011 03:01 PM (12 years ago) (m)
We talk about moral mode of dressing in the society many people were trowing abuse on the people that introduce the idea, women walking naked in the society can lead to molesting,kidnaping of women for segxwal assult. and now the useless senate VP that dont have any thing useful to do when our dear country is facing an era of kidnaping,BOKO HARAM,MEND,MOSSOP,ECONOMY CRISIS and so many more is trying to introduce another menance in the society is only GOD that can protect us from this devil peaple that we are parading as our leaders
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