Sokoto—The Sokoto State Government said on Sunday that it would give out in a mass wedding, 250 widows and widowers across the state to give them a new lease of life.

Alhaji Zubairu Goronyo, the state Commissioner for Social Development, who announced this at the screening of the beneficiaries in Sokoto, said that the venture would gulp N30 million.

According to him, a date will soon be fixed for the exercise.

A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, who witnessed the screening that was done to establish the health status of the beneficiaries, reported that it was handled by various committees.

Alhaji Zubairu said that beds, mattresses, sets of chairs, curtains and two sets of female wrappers would be given to each of the 125 brides.

He said that similarly, the grooms would be given two sets of guinea brocade, N20,000 each as dowry to formalise the marriage agreement, and another N20,000 each to boost their businesses.

The commissioner said that the state governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, and the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, would serve as guardians to the brides and grooms at the ceremony.

‘The exercise is going to be on a quarterly basis, so as to enable more potential brides and grooms to benefit,” he said.
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That's a good development! Encouraging the widows/widowers.

donphilopus: That's a good development! Encouraging the widows/widowers.

finally its comin 2 pass!
State without priority...
Its future -ve effect is on d way.

chimex38:
finally its comin 2 pass!
state without priority...its future effect is on d way

if dos pple are committing adultery u & i will be d 1 to criticise dm; so i guess d match making is still part of priority

Ok

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2106 ninty three years from now....
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He banned me for going around a ban till 2106...
But I have never be banned in romance before
. because I was banned by mukina2 for saying na me be Mr.olodo but am repented...
Crime has it's punishment 93 years from now…
If I didn't email Sexkillz would he know I was banned...
So because I was banned before if my post was reasonable it would be removed and me banned...
So if I should post in politics a reasonable post I would also be banned for going around a ban...
Moderators come together to rescue me I have never be banned in romance before...
And my post was reasonable... I posted how my girlfriend said I have mouth odor and seeking for advice all I saw is banned till 2106....
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Rubbish

good for them, at least they can now enjoy like others

E ku Oshi

dis pple will never seize 2 amaze me. of all d problems confronting dem, na mass marriage b their priority.
its simple, we dont reason alike.

Oh! the most pressing needs of Our fellow country men is mass marriage! #SMH

Okay na,30 milion Naira 4 250 people?

chimex38:
finally its comin 2 pass!
state without priority...its future effect is on d way

what are u saying? u did not make sense!

igbeke: dis pple will never seize 2 amaze me. of all d problems confronting dem, na mass marriage b their priority.
its simple, we dont reason alike.

which problem, pesin no go marry? d problem na today?

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lincolnj88: hahahahh we call this development of marital infrastructures....

donphilopus: That's a good development! Encouraging the widows/widowers.

Mr•Olodo:


Sexkillz is making life bitter for me on Nairaland...
He banned me for going around a ban till 2106...

2106 is just a matter of days, atleast just give ur password to ur children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren so that they can continue when the ban expires.

Maybe it due to the causes boko harram did to them, well nice development from them, it really encouraging

Mass wedding.Don't understand this.
Widows and widowers-do they consent to this union.Isn't it an unreasonable logic to marry someone you don't know dearly.This is a blind marriage,neither share affections of love.
Funny this is supported by Nigerians.

Good for them

N30 million.
I don't buy the idea of Gov't funding marriages.. Only in
Northern Nigeria. SMH!

Why is such news associated with the northern part of the country? Don't we have widows and widowers in the south too? Please attend to more pressing issues than this. Why must it be news sef?

caseless: what are u saying? u did not make sense!

sorry, i meant d process will b manipulated in d future.

Mr•Olodo:
[size=24pt]Some body help I was banned till 2106
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[b] Somebody help I was banned by Sexkillz till 2106 for going around a ban....
2106 ninty three years from now....
Sexkillz is making life bitter for me on Nairaland...
He banned me for going around a ban till 2106...
But I have never be banned in romance before
. because I was banned by mukina2 for saying na me be Mr.olodo but am repented...
Crime has it's punishment 93 years from now…
If I didn't email Sexkillz would he know I was banned...
So because I was banned before if my post was reasonable it would be removed and me banned...
So if I should post in politics a reasonable post I would also be banned for going around a ban...
Moderators come together to rescue me I have never be banned in romance before...
And my post was reasonable... I posted how my girlfriend said I have mouth odor and seeking for advice all I saw is banned till 2106....
And now I can't post in education for no reason... If am told to try in a few hours 93years from now. then trying in a week or so is how many centuries someone HELP----
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I found it irritating to quote all the rubbish you wrote. But I v the heart to help you.
Last Bullet:
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Some mods are due for sacrifice.

These northerners have funny issues sha. Imagine them running state projects like community chiefs in a remote village. SMH

dridowu: if dos pple are committing adultery u & i will be d 1 to criticise dm; so i guess d match making is still part of priority

3 of your topics don make Frontpage in succession today. Na was ooooooo.

Okiki_Oluwa: I found it irritating to quote all the rubbish you wrote. But I v the heart to help you.
Last Bullet:
Come along with N20,000, 2 black goats, 1 red cloth, 1 black cloth, 2 big bottles of seaman schnapps & 1 guinea fowl to A-Z Herbal Clinic @ 1/3 Arochukwu road, Awka, Anambra State. It's opposite Okija Juju Herbal Clinic.
Some mods are due for sacrifice.

Okiki_Plows at work.

The mass wedding is a good gesture, help to make things easy for the widows who have no means to take care of themselves and their children but would prefer a more sustainable alternative like creating jobs for the children of the widows. There are so many youth in sokoto with no job to help themselves. These mass wedding will only solve problems for a very short time after which the problem resurfaces.

I dislike government who have no eye for the future. It appears government are more interested in self praise where they want to take the credit for 'good' governance which makes them think of short term goals rather than long term.

The empowerment to start a business is commedable.

hahahahh we call this development of marital infrastructures....

Danhumprey: Okiki_Plows at work.

the gods are watching, they are annoyed with the madness of some moderators of this site.
They ll strike if Seun can't caution them.

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