N240m For Kano Mass Wedding.

The Kano State Government has approved N240 million for its mass wedding for divorcees and widows. The Commissioner for Information, Prof Umar Farouk Jibril, addressed reporters yesterday in Kano on the development after a meeting of the State Executive Council (Exco) meeting. He said Governor Musa Kwankwaso decided to sponsor the mass wedding to reduce the burden of the widows and divorcees and assist them to settle down. The commissioner said the council also approved N47 million for the procurement of utility vehicles for the State Primary Healthcare Board and N222 million for the training of 1,000 global system of mobile communication (GSM) dealers in the 44 local government areas of the State. Prof Jibril said the council also approved N22 million for the state handball team to participate in the African Club Championship in Monrovia, Liberia. The government also said it spent N14 million on the rehabilitation of 22 dilapidated women’s cottage industries. The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Dr Binta Jibrin, addressed reporters yesterday in Kano after a workshop for 4,400 married women on marriage orientation in Kiru Local Government. She said the Musa Kwankwaso administration was determined to ensure a firm economic empowerment of Kano women. The workshop was organised by the ministry in collaboration with the State Hisba Board, A1—family Forum/Nana Asma’u Women Centre. It was meant to eradicate the high rate of divorce and broken homes in the state. - Hope for Nigeria