The Kano State Government has set aside the sum of N1.5bn ahead of its planned mass wedding programme for 3,000 beneficiaries.
The Commander-General of the Hisbah Board in the state, Sheikh Ibrahim Daurawa, made the disclosure on Monday while briefing journalists on preparations ahead of the programme.
“The Kano State Government is to spend N1.5bn on the entire mass wedding programme which will soon be conducted in the state,” Daurawa said.
He explained that part of the money would be spent on the purchase of furniture, food items, dowry, clothing materials for the couples, and a capital of N100,000 to be given to each of the brides, among other expenses under the scheme.
According to him, the board, in collaboration with the State Ministry of Health, had already begun medical screening for prospective couples to ascertain their health status
