Admin l Friday, January 13, 2017
SOKOTO, Nigeria -The Sokoto State Government has concluded plans to unite 100 couples at a mass wedding in Sokoto State. The state government also decided to spend N32 million on the wedding.
Commissioner for Religious Affairs, Alhaji Mani katami, made the revelation during the inauguration of the committee on Islamic Marriage Mediation in Sokoto. He said all the couples will be drawn from 23 local governments in the state.
He said the annual ritual of mass wedding is part of efforts of measures taken by the state government to assist less privileged members of the society.
The committee has Sheikh Aliyu Kofar Rini as chairman and it has two weeks to complete the assignment.
