Alhaji Zubairu Goronyo, the state
Commissioner for Social Development,
who announced this at the screening of
the beneficiaries in Sokoto, said that the
venture would gulp N30 million.
According to him, a date will soon be
fixed for the exercise.
A correspondent of the News Agency of
Nigeria, NAN, who witnessed the
screening that was done to establish the
health status of the beneficiaries,
reported that it was handled by various
committees.
Alhaji Zubairu said that beds,
mattresses, sets of chairs, curtains and
two sets of female wrappers would be
given to each of the 125 brides.
He said that similarly, the grooms
would be given two sets of guinea
brocade, N20,000 each as dowry to
formalise the marriage agreement, and
another N20,000 each to boost their
businesses.
The commissioner said that the state
governor, Alhaji Aliyu Wamakko, and the
Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad
Abubakar, would serve as guardians to
the brides and grooms at the ceremony.
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
‘The exercise is going to be on a
quarterly basis, so as to enable more
potential brides and grooms to benefit,”
he said
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