The Kebbi State Government has planned to lavish N54 million on the mass wedding for 300 couples in the state scheduled for February 27.
Alhaji Suleiman Argungu, the chairman of the organising committee, told reporters in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday that the wedding was planned in association with the Nafisa Nasir Charity Development Foundation (NANAS), an NGO.
He said that various committees have been set up with specific tasks such as pregnancy tests, genotype tests, HIV/AIDS tests, and other lawful prerequisites for marriages in the state.
Argungu said that the mass wedding was in fulfilment of a promise made by Governor Nasir Idris during the last mass wedding that such weddings would be held periodically to assist the less privileged in getting married.
“The administration of Gov. Idris is going to provide N180,000 as dowry for each bride from the 21 Local Government Areas of the state.
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“Other additional items will be provided such as room furniture and foodstuffs to all the couples to consolidate their marital relationship.
“The wedding will be solemnized after wide consultations with Islamic scholars in consonance with the practice of the Noble Prophet of Islam, Muhammad (SAW),” Argungu said.
