A philanthropist and All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Alhaji Umarun Kwabo, on Sunday, sponsored the marriages of 100 couples in Sokoto State.
Chairman of the Marriage Organising Committee, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi, said at the Abu Huraira Mosque, Sokoto, where the wedding Fatiha took place, that Kwabo spent a total of N31 million to ensure that the wedding took place.
He said wedding programmes started in the last four months, adding that various committees were constituted to ensure the success of the marriages.
Dingyadi explained that the committees included those in charge of the health status of the couples, couples’ screening, education and enlightenment of couples on marriage responsibilities, marriage consummation, publicity, clothing and materials, as well as supervision committee.
He noted that 200 persons benefitted from the gesture as thousands of men and women applied for the opportunity, saying that location, eligibility, financial status and others were considered before a couple could be sponsored.
The chairman said each couple was provided with a set of house furniture, bedding sets, food items, while dowry was also paid on behalf of the brooms.
Governor Aminu Tambuwal, who was at the event, urged couples to respect marriage institution by protecting individual’s rights, as well as live up to expectations in their respective matrimonial chores.
Tambuwal commended the sponsor of the marriages and described it as a distinct gesture with huge importance in community’s social wellbeing which would surely impact positively on moral and economic sectors.
He also urged wealthy individuals and groups to emulate the initiative.
Kwabo, who commended the support and cooperation of all committee members, noted that the initiative was to assist young people who desired to get married but were facing financial challenges.
He pledged to do more in other areas, stressing that supporting people with needs was the best way to thank Allah.
The weddings, administered by Imam Mansur Ibrahim, was attended by Sen. Aliyu Wamakko, Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Ahmad Aliyu, Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III and other traditional rulers, commissioners, politicians and the public.
