The Zamfara State Government has laid aside N40 million for the facilitation of a mass wedding for over 200 less privileged people.
The Chairman of the Zamfara State Hisbah Commission, Dr Atiku Zawiyya, revealed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday, Wednesday April 15 in Gusau.
The Chairman of the Zamfara State Hisbah Commission, Dr Atiku Zawiyya, revealed in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday, Wednesday April 15 in Gusau.
He noted that such action was in line with the tenets of Islam and the promotion of the Shari’a.
Zawiyya explained that the State Government is only supporting the initiative, organised by the Association of Widows and Divorcees in the state, with the said sum of money, to help in its effort to reduce immorality in society.
He further called on wealthy individuals to also assist the activities of the association.
The secretary of the association, Malam Sani Usman, said the N40M would be used in sponsoring the marriages of more than 200 widows, divorcees, less-privileged and orphans.
Usman recalled that no fewer than 200 couples had benefited from the programme in the past three years when it started.
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