Yesterday, October 11th was International Day of the Girl Child and to mark the day in her own way, Nigerian Singer – Waje shared an inspiring message on Instagram.

She revealed some of the hardships she faced as a young pregnant teenager and her early struggles as a single mother in her post.

Hear her,

Today, the 11th of October, is the International Day of the Girl Child and I really want to celebrate my childhood and thank God for how blessed I am to have the mother that trained me. I want to celebrate my daughter… The best thing that has ever happened to me and the most important person in my life!

When I was still pregnant with my daughter, I had very tough decisions to make; would I have to quit the university to raise my child? Would I be able to live my lifelong dream of being a musician? Would I be able to raise my daughter single handedly? How would I make ends meet?

I was one of the lucky ones, the ones with a support system of mothers , of parents pushing their daughters to pursue an education, to continue to dream, to work towards their dream and to continually inspire, motivate and push other young women to excel.

I look around me and I worry about the future of women and girls. I worry about the world I am building for my daughter and her friends. I worry about how our legislation affects girls. I worry about our girls being married off to men their fathers’ age when they should be in school. I see inequality everywhere and I wonder how these young girls who we are celebrating today will cope if we sit and do nothing about their future. Does every single woman have to fight her way through and with everything to remain honourable and respected in her field? I wonder about all these things… But nothing bothers me more than the inaction by women in power and authority.

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thank God u didn't give up

Wow! what a cutie she is
Wise decision you eventually didn't quit....

You took the best decision then.

THANK GOD you did not give up, ur story is a motivation to other girls out there that are pregnant while in school, pls dnt give in to pressure, continue and fight for ur EDUCATION.

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