The Kano State Government has directed the Hisba Board to commence preparations for another round of mass weddings involving no fewer than 2,000 couples across the state.
The Deputy Commander-General of the Hisba Board, Sheikh Mujahid Aminudeen, disclosed this in Kano on Thursday, noting that arrangements were already underway in compliance with directives from Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
“We are planning to conduct a mass wedding for another batch of 2,000 couples as directed by the state government under the leadership of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf,” Aminudeen said.
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Although he did not specify the date for the ceremony, the official explained that the process would follow several stages, beginning with registration and medical screening.
“All prospective couples must register before participating. The medical screening — which includes HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, genotype, and drug tests — is compulsory, and anyone who fails to complete it will be disqualified,” he stated.
Governor Yusuf’s administration reintroduced the mass wedding initiative earlier this year as part of efforts to assist indigent couples, widows, divorcees, and unmarried women who cannot afford the high costs of marriage.
According to the Hisba Board, the programme also aims to promote morality, strengthen family values, and reduce social vices such as prostitution and drug abuse among youth and widows in the state.