Kebbi govt to sponsor mass weddings for 300 couples; offers N250,000 dowry to each grooms

Kebbi govt to sponsor mass weddings for 300 couples; offers N250,000 dowry to each grooms

The Kebbi kingdom authorities has concluded plans to sponsor 300 couples within the a mass wedding ceremony.

that is the kingdom’s 1/3 edition of the mass wedding ceremony initiative.

Chairman of the Mass wedding ceremony Committee, Alhaji Suleiman Muhammad Argungu, disclosed this on Tuesday, July 14, whilst briefing newshounds in Birnin Kebbi.

He said the beneficiaries have been decided on from the nation’s 21 neighborhood government areas and 225 wards following a screening system.

Argungu stated the programme, organised by way of the kingdom authorities in partnership with the muse of the governor’s spouse, is open to all eligible indigenes, no matter ethnic or religious history.

He said every groom could receive N250,000 as dowry in line with Islamic law, whilst all intending couples would go through compulsory clinical screening to decide their fitness status and compatibility.

He introduced that local authorities committees have additionally been directed to confirm that each groom has a reliable source of earnings to help his circle of relatives.

The bridal ceremony will take area in Birnin Kebbi inside the presence of Governor Nasir Idris, Islamic clerics and other dignitaries.

Argungu stated the governor’s wife’s NANAS basis might provide beds, mattresses, meals items and different household essentials to assist the couples begin married existence.

He introduced that a tracking committee had been installation to display the welfare of the couples after the marriage and make certain the proper use of the items provided.