20 out of the 125 mass
marriages contracted and sponsored by the
Sokoto State government in January, 2014,
had collapsed, an official has disclosed.
Alhaji Aliyu Kofar-Rini, the Chairman of the
state’s Sunnah Marriage Mediation Council,
the organiser of the marriage, disclosed this
in Sokoto on Saturday while commenting on
the current state of the marriages.
He told news men that the state government
had in January, 2014 spent over N 30 million
in sponsoring the mass marriages of 125
couples.
“The state government paid the dowries
and provided all the wedding cloths and
materials for both the 125 grooms and 125
brides.
“Out of these marriages, 20 had since
collapsed leading to divorces, sequel to
mainly unemployment and other problems
such as incompatibility of the couples,’’ he
added.
Kofar-Rini also said that the council was
now working round the clock to ensure that
the remaining 105 mass marriages were
saved from failure.
The chairman also said that the council had
concluded arrangements for the conduct of
the second phase of such marriages among
250 couples.(NAN)http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/04/20-out-of-125-mass-mariages-collapse-in-sokoto-official

misplaced priorities and a waste of rrsources...

How can you sponsor some citizens' wedding without providing them with jobs or means of how cater for their families after the wedding?

Fruitless quest.

Imagine, North sha