All roads lead to Kano State today, Friday, October 13, 2023, where the State Government has perfected arrangements to sponsor and conduct the biggest mass weddings ever seen in Nigeria.
In all, a staggering 1,800 couples will be joined in matrimony across the 44 local government areas of the state.
The sponsor-in-chief and father of the day, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, confirmed this Thursday, after inspecting all arrangements made at the state Hisbah Board’s premises, venue of the grand ceremony, to ascertain the level of progress made so far.
A release issued by the office of the state’s Commissioner for Information, Mallam Baba Danitye, said that Governor Kabir Yusuf expressed satisfaction with the level of preparation and commended the Hisbah board, as well as the Ministry of Health for discharging their assignments creditably.
He specifically commended them for involving the less privileged and and persons with disability in the exercise.
“Despite the significant role played by Hisbah Board in ensuring peace, security, and mitigating the problems facing married couples and societal vices, the board did not receive proper attention from the previous administration in the last 8 years,” the governor said.
He, however, assure that his “government will ensure that the board receives all the necessary attention it needs.”
The governor also lamented the decay of infrastructure as well as the surfeit of uncompleted office buildings at the Hisbah state headquarters, a sad symbolism of utter neglect for the past eight years.
Speaking earlier, the Commander-General of Hisbah Board, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, described the government’s efforts on the state-sponsored mass weddings of 1800 couples as timely, adding that the scheme will assist people realise their dreams especially during these hard times, as well as curb the menace of sexual abuse.
