The Emir of Kano, Mallam Sanusi Muhammadu II, on Thursday called on wealthy individuals in the North to stop wasting money in building mosques but rather invest it in girl-child education.
The Emir made the call on Thursday in his keynote address at the 3rd international conference on Islamic Banking and Finance, organised by the International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, Bayero University, Kano.
According to him, “I’m just tired of people coming to me to say I want to build a new mosque. You know, we keep building mosques and our daughters are illiterates.
“So, my appeal is that if you really want to help Kano, don’t come to me with a request to build a N300m mosque because I have enough mosques everywhere. And if I don’t have a mosque, I’ll build it myself. If you really want to help, go and educate a girl child in the village.”
The royal father noted that over 50 per cent of girls between the age bracket of 18 and 20 were given out in marriage in that part of the country.
He called for a review of laws to prevent early marriage and encourage girl-child education.
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