The Kano state government on Saturday, October 14, conducted a mass wedding ceremony for 1800 couples.
Most of the beneficiaries are primarily widows and divorcees.
At the wedding ceremony officiated by Islamic clerics, the state government paid almost N50,000 in dowry on behalf of each groom to their bride.
As part of the mass wedding plan, the couples were also given a bed, food, and clothes, with the couple required to repay the gifts to the state government in case of divorce. The wedding was a top campaign promise for the current governor.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf explained that the beneficiaries of the mass wedding were selected from all 44 Local Government areas and 484 wards of the state, with at least 30 couples chosen from each Local Government area.
The government provided support for the marriages, including dowries, furniture, wedding foodstuffs, and a 20,000 Naira grant for the brides to start small-scale businesses at their matrimonial homes.
He urged the couples to live peacefully in accordance with Islamic teachings.
The Commander General of the Kano Hisbah Board, Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, announced that 1,800 couples tied the knot, with the weddings of 264 couples suspended due to some ailments, and they are currently receiving medical treatment.
He commended the state government for the program’s transparent process and prayed for the couples to have lasting marital happiness while urging them to be God-fearing in their interactions.
