Lastly, Nigerian Lawmaker Marries Off 105 Orphans in Mass Marriage ceremony, “N10.5 Million Paid As Dowry”

• About 105 younger ladies have lastly been married off in a government-sponsored mass wedding ceremony in Zamfara state, amid fanfare
• The 105 benefitting brides have been orphans whose dad and mom died because of terrorist assaults within the state, have been married off to their lovers on Saturday, July 6, amid fanfare
• The event has gotten many speaking on social media X platform, querying the choice of the lawmaker, Consultant Abdulmalik Zubairu (APC-Zamfara)

TheTalk.NG journalist Esther Odili has over two years of expertise masking political events and actions

On Saturday, July 6, the lawmaker representing Maru/Bungudu Federal Constituency in Zamfara state, Abdulmalik Zubairu, married off 105 orphans, whose dad and mom have been killed by armed bandits within the state.

Zamfara mass wedding ceremony: Among the brides.
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The ceremony, which came about in Bungudu city, the headquarters of the Bungudu native authorities Space (LGA) of the state, was attended by outstanding personalities each inside and out of doors the state.

As reported by Channels TV, mass wedding ceremony is a standard custom in Northern Nigeria, aimed toward supporting dad and mom who can not afford to marry out their daughters attributable to financial hardship.

Nevertheless, in current occasions, the custom has confronted a whole lot of criticisms.

Zamfara wedding ceremony; Zubairu paid N10.5 million as dowry

Regardless of the current criticism, Zubairu sponsored the marriage of the orphans.

In a speech on the occasion, the lawmaker mentioned that every one the beneficiaries have been assisted with family supplies, together with beds, mattresses, wardrobes, mattress sheets and pillows, along with N10.5 million paid as dowry for 105 brides, PremiumTimes reported.

He mentioned:

“We paid N100,000 for every of the 105 brides as dowry.”

Bride grooms received N100,000 every

Honourable Zubairu has additionally offered the sum of N100,000 for every of the 105 bride grooms and N50,000 to every of the 105 grooms to allow them begin enterprise of their selections.

Nigerians react to Zamfara mass wedding ceremony

As common, Nigerians shared their ideas through the comment section on X. TheTalk.NG captured a few of their reactions beneath;

@dammygtnet tweeted:

“I don’t like seeing this type of information. Marriage needs to be primarily based on love, not passage of liabilities, so to say.”

@OlabisiLaw tweeted:

“No less than 105 vote or extra is assured from them. Possibly that’s one of many causes.

“Whereas a few of us are specializing in the long run, many are nonetheless dwelling previously, not even within the current. This lawmaker is one in all them.”

@bigmorsh tweeted:

“Hauwa no match see this one lailai.”

@Jayprrime tweeted:

“Think about if this folks apply extra of monogamy, who go marry all these ladies.”

@OyjakaC tweeted:

“Nigeria nice nation with nice doings this lawmaker deserve a nationwide award congratulations sir.”

Kwankwaso, Yusuf wed 1,700 {couples} in Kano

Equally, the New Nigeria Folks’s Social gathering (NNPP) presidential candidate throughout the February 2023 election, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Kano state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, joined 1,700 {couples} at a state-sponsored mass wedding ceremony.

Kwankwaso was the consultant of the grooms, whereas Governor Yusuf was the consultant (Wali) of the brides.

Kwankwaso counselled the {couples} who participated within the mass wedding ceremony. He urged them to not test their spouses’ telephones, which might assist forestall marriages from falling aside.

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