23/04/2026
ZAMFARA STATE GOVERNMENT SPONSORED MASS WEDDING FOR 100 VULNERABLE COUPLES, PROVIDES CASH SUPPORT AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS.
The Zamfara State Government has sponsored the mass wedding of one hundred couples drawn from vulnerable groups across the fourteen Local Government Areas in the State.
Speaking at the occasion, the State Executive Governor, Dr. Dauda Lawal represented by his Deputy, Mani Malam Mummuni Masamar Mudi (Matawallen Bukkuyum) reaffirmed the Administration’s commitment to supporting vulnerable citizens.
Dr. Lawal, who also served as the representative of the grooms, stated that the Government provided a dowry payment of two hundred thousand naira for each groom. In addition, each bride received fifty thousand naira as support for small-scale trading activities in their matrimonial homes.
The Governor also presented marriage certificates and household items to the couples. He urged them to respect one another and advised the brides to be obedient to their husbands, emphasizing the importance of fostering harmony and attracting Allah’s blessings in their marriages.
In his remarks, the Chairman of the State Hisba Commission, Sheikh Umar Hassan Gusau, commended the State Government for constructing permanent office facilities for the commission in the State capital and across the fourteen Local Government Areas.
Also speaking at the event, the Secretary to the State Government, the Chief of Staff at the Government House, and the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs jointly donated five million naira to the couples in honour of the Deputy Governor, Mani Malam Mummuni Masamar Mudi (Matawallen Bukkuyum).
The occasion was attended by the Emir of Zamfara, who was represented by the Emir of Kaura Namoda, Sarkin Kiyawa Alhaji Sanusi Muhammad Ahmad Asha as the representative of the brides, as well as Sheikh Ahmad Bn Umar Kanoma and other dignitaries.