Top Northern Governor to Sponsor Mass Wedding with N854m, Details Emerge
- The Kano state government has approved N854 million for mass weddings among vulnerable persons
- Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf disclosed this after the Kano State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, August 23
- Yusuf said the approved N854 million is for the first phase of the Auren Zaurawa Mass Wedding Initiative
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Kano state - Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state, has announced a plan to sponsor a mass wedding among vulnerable persons with the approval of N854 million.
The decision to sponsor the massive wedding was made during the state executive council meeting on Wednesday, August 23.
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Kano to sponsor mass wedding with N854m
Governor Yusuf made this known via his verified Twitter handle @Kyusufabba on Thursday, August 24.
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“Also from yesterday’s meeting. The Kano State Executive Council has approved the following:
“The release of the sum of 854 million Naira for the first phase of the Auren Zaurawa Mass Wedding Initiative.”
Mass wedding for 1,020 couples
According to Daily Trust, the commandant of the state Hisbah Board, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, had earlier said preparation was ongoing to conduct a mass wedding for 1,020 couples that are interested across the state.
Daurawa said the mass wedding is to help intending couples who cannot afford to pay for marital expenses due to hardships.
He explained that 20 couples will be selected from each of the 44 LGAs and that the board will select the remaining 120 couples.
Kano governor approves N700m for BUK students’ fees
Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state has approved N700 million to pay school fees for 7,000 Bayero University Kano (BUK) students.
Governor Yusuf said the decision was made during the Kano State Executive Council meeting.
He disclosed this via his verified Twitter handle @Kyusufabba on Wednesday, August 23.
Kano governor pays NECO fees for secondary school students
Parents and guardians in Kano State don’t have to worry about paying the National Examination Council (NECO) registration fees for their children and wards anymore, as Governor Abba Yusuf has released over N1.5 billion for that purpose.
Ibrahim Garba Shu’aibu, the Press Secretary to the Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, July 12, added that the NECO fees are for 57,000 secondary school students.
Source: Legit.ng
