HUSBANDS WILL BE SCARCE BY 2023 - CATHOLIC WOMEN RAISE ALARM

The National Council of Catholic Women Organisation of Nigeria
yesterday stated that in the next ten years, there would be scarcity
of good husbands in Nigeria.
CWO National President, Chief Felicia Onyeabo, said...
this on Thursday
at a briefing as part of the activities to commence the inauguration
of Cor Mariae College, Abuja. The inauguration holds on Friday
(today).
She said, "The future of this country is going to be very bleak for
the male-child. How many girls do you see hawking clothes? Go to
Onitsha, they are all men. We have looked round and have come to see
that there is a neglect of boy's education. Who are the armed robbers
on the streets? They are mostly the boys. Let us concentrate on
training our boys.
"The NCCWO feels that a vacuum is being created, and very soon, we
shall be faced witha situation where our educated girl-child will not
find a corresponding suitable boy-child to marry. This is because more
boys drop out of school, apparently because the high rate of
unemployment discourages our young boys from appreciating the need to
be educated.
"The NCCWO also considers the fact that in the near future, quality
husbands will become extremely scarce, with too many highly educated
women looking for husbands, and settling for anyhow husbands, just to
get married. The result of this type of situation is better imagined
and will not augur well for Nigeria." She said.