Have your say : Should parents influence their children’s marriage?

During the Traditional African Society, parents selected a spouse for their own children basing on background, discipline or the relations that existed between the two families. However, till date in most cultures, the parents have to first approve the marriage of their children. This has raised a lot of issues depending on the assimilation of the Western culture whereby even contract marriages are embraced and are renewed according to what is stated in the contract.