The Committee on Mass Wedding in Gombe State
on Tuesday said it had commenced screening of
3,000 applicants for the second batch of the
exercise.
Alhaji Abdulkadir Abubakar, the Publicity Secretary
of the Committee and Senior District Head of
Gombe, disclose this in an interview with the News
Agency in Gombe.
Abubakar said the committee, which had different
sub-committees, was mandated to screen
applicants for pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis,
among other cases.
He commended the state government for
introducing the programme, which was meant to
assist the less privileged to get married.
According to him, the scheme will reduce the
spread HIV/AIDs in the state.
He said the committee had consulted traditional
rulers and other stakeholders to ensure success of
the exercise.
The sopkesman said application forms for the
programme had been distributed to 11 local
government areas of the state as it was done in the
first batch of the initiative.
He said successful applicants would be provided
with dowry, foodstuff, clothing, furniture and
kitchen utencils.
NAN reports that 720 couples were married out
across the state under the first batch of the
programme in April.
They include 612 Muslim divorcees (Zawarawa), 76
Muslim Spinsters and 32 non Muslims.
www.punchng.com/news/3000-screened-for-gombe-mass-wedding/

That's good

What's the population of Gombe?

After the wedding, they should lodge them in one open hall with plenty beds for their honeymoon.

Mass wedding, mass whatever happens after wedding.

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na only for north dis kind rubbish go dey happen

They should add a little flair to the wedding

Toyozzie:

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What's the plan to help them with accomodation

Smh

Tomorrow they will blame the south for their woes.

Why is this Muslim law like this?
620 divorcee getting married again
Who knows if they won't divorce again and remarry
Helping the less privilege my foot

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Shuoooooooo!Mass wedding of like 3000 nigerian?? Mehnnnnnn we need God more dan eva b4

Nice one.

What a country........I hope the wil be given jobs after the exercise cos that's what matters most.

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PAGAN9JA:
The Government should focus on population control instead of spending public funds on these tinz.

Another mind robber... How una they take know my mind.


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Good for dem.can't happen here in west cos we ar too civilized that we must do small OWANBE .

Hope they'll feed them and children after.

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