The Kebbi state government has sponsored the wedding of 300 divorces, widows and indigents at a maiden mass wedding. The governor said the mass wedding is part of his efforts to assist those facing economic challenges in finding their life partner.
The maiden ceremony was conducted at the Abdullahi Fodio palace in Gwandu Emirate, Birnin Kebbi, on Sunday, January 28. The event was organised by the state government under Hajia Nafisa Nasir Idris, wife of the state governor, through her pet project, Nafisa Nasir Development Foundation, (NANAS).
Governor Nasir Idris, was represented at the occasion by the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Muhammad Usman-Ankwe at the ceremony advised the couples to be friendly and confidants of each other while his wife announced plans for skill acquisition programs to promote self-reliance.
He noted that his administration provided N21 million as dowry for the 300 brides who emerged from the 21 local government areas of the state, with each bride getting a dowry of N70,000.
