Friday, November 21, 2025 - The Zamfara State Zakkat and Endowment Board has concluded all necessary arrangements for the wedding of two hundred orphans in the state.
This was contained in a statement issued by the board’s
spokesman, Comrade Jamilu Sani Tsafe, in Gusau, the state capital.
According to the statement, the Executive Secretary of the
board, Malam Habibu Balarabe, said the group wedding ceremony will be held on
Monday, November 23, 2025, at the board’s premises in Gusau.
“The board has already screened and selected all the
beneficiaries that will receive the gesture,” he added.
This is not the first time that Zamfara has bene in the news
for sponsoring mass weddings.
In 2017, the State sponsored mass weddings for widows and
divorcees.
Also, in 2015, the state set aside N40m to sponsor mass
weddings for orphans, widows, and divorcees, sparking dividied reactions from
Nigerians at the time.
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