Earlier this week, President Muhammadu Buhari said his administration will soon introduce a law that would govern the new birth control policy. This law is expected to put a stop to the menace of population explosion.
What comes to my mind is that in Northern Nigeria, where the Hausa mistake the gift of children as the fruit of sexual pleasure, instead of ideals of attentive responsibility, how will they view this decision?
As we all know, the correlation between rich and poor can never be bridges. Therefore, no one can boldly say the poorest of the town should give birth to the same number of children that the richest of their town could give. Because, giving birth is all about responsibilities, which is the missed element in the North.
One can easily understand this by merely looking into the day-to-day marital cases, where there’s a case of sheer negligence in every corner and angle is portrayed.
What is the importance of a population that is uneducated, poor, and unhealthy? (Apology to 14th Emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sunusi ll)
I hope this law of birth control would overhaul marriage so that those who are not capable of handling and satisfying the need of more than a wife would not take an additional wife.
By this law, we hope that we can one day eradicate the life tormenting disasters such as poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and disease communication in Nigeria. Uncontrolled birth is indeed a threat to peace and national security.
Ali Tijjani Hassan writes from Potiskum, Yobe State
