The wife of Anambra governor, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, has called for proper education and maturity of the girl-child before marriage.
She made the call at a meeting with community leaders and stakeholders when she visited some border communities, including Mkpunando Otu in Anambra East Local Government Area on Wednesday.
She also advised parents in the communities to allow their daughters to attend good schools for academic qualification and achieve some levels of maturity before giving them out in marriage.
According to her, the move is to discourage early pregnancies and allow the girl-child to be matured enough to cater for her needs.
The governor’s wife said “the sight of young girls with pregnancies and some carrying babies is not encouraging.
“The way to get the best out of these girls is not early marriage, but by…
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