Gombe spends N152m on mass wedding of 720 couples

Date: 22-04-2014 10:01 pm (10 years ago) | Author: Olabisi
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The Gombe State Government says it spent N151.8 million on the mass wedding of 720 couples in the state.

The Governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo, made this known during the wedding ceremony of the couples in Gombe on Tuesday.

Dankwambo said the amount was expended on the settlement of dowry, purchase of food items, textile materials, furniture, kitchen utensils, as well as take-off capital for the couples.

The governor said that the materials had already been distributed to the beneficiaries by the committee set up to organise the wedding.

He revealed that some of the couples were People Living Positive

“Our aim is to ameliorate the negative implications of failed marriages and the attendant consequences on our society,” he said.

Ambassador Aliyu Dala-Hassan, Chairman of the Committee on Mass Wedding, said the committee consulted traditional rulers and local government chairmen before conducting the marriages.

He called on the government to sustain the programme because of the advantages inherent in the exercise.

“I want to appeal to Gov. Dankwambo to sustain the programme because it will greatly reduce social vices and assist the less privileged to get married,” he appealed.

Alhaji Shehu Abubakar, Emir of Gombe, said that the marriage was first of its kind in the state.

Abubakar said it would promote cultural values of people in the state.

Malam Ibrahim Suleiman, representative of the beneficiaries, commended the government for the gesture.

He said that sustaining the scheme would greatly reduce the spread of HIV/AIDs virus among the people of the state.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that out of the 720 couples that benefitted from the gesture, 612 are Muslim divorcees (Zawarawa), 76 Muslim spinsters and 32 non Muslims. [NAN]




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Posted: at 22-04-2014 10:01 PM (10 years ago) | Newbie
- papadip at 23-04-2014 03:22 AM (10 years ago)
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Good idea….
At least ordinary citizens are benefiting from the treasury.

Posted: at 23-04-2014 03:22 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- blaisedepapaguy at 23-04-2014 04:57 AM (10 years ago)
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Well Down! Grin Cheesy Grin Grin Grin
Posted: at 23-04-2014 04:57 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie
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- blaisedepapaguy at 23-04-2014 04:58 AM (10 years ago)
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Quote from: blaisedepapaguy on 23-04-2014 04:57 AM
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Posted: at 23-04-2014 04:58 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie
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- odprince at 23-04-2014 04:59 AM (10 years ago)
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STORY STORY STORIES...........SOME LEADERS ARE MAD..ANYWAY,IT IS A GOOD FORMAT TO STEAL MONEY,WHO WILL ASK HIM QUESTION??NOBODY
Posted: at 23-04-2014 04:59 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- winace at 23-04-2014 05:21 AM (10 years ago)
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Lies. Nice way to steal money to their personal account. Which yeye mass wedding be dat. Beside did d pple bey u to help them marryv?? I kn some of them were force to marry d long horse dick mallam and some will be children.
Posted: at 23-04-2014 05:21 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- exever100 at 23-04-2014 05:39 AM (10 years ago)
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wat is well done abt dis nonsense.........nigerians n their wash wash
Posted: at 23-04-2014 05:39 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- exever100 at 23-04-2014 05:40 AM (10 years ago)
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151 million for 720 couples...r u paying bride price no b only food n drink,rubish
Posted: at 23-04-2014 05:40 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- DrSoba at 23-04-2014 05:41 AM (10 years ago)
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 Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin another format to steal from our money.
Posted: at 23-04-2014 05:41 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- newtoncruz at 23-04-2014 05:43 AM (10 years ago)
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JUST ORDINARY MASS WEDDING
Posted: at 23-04-2014 05:43 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- daveobahon at 23-04-2014 05:48 AM (10 years ago)
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BH pple
Posted: at 23-04-2014 05:48 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- beneno at 23-04-2014 06:16 AM (10 years ago)
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 Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes  Roll Eyes
Posted: at 23-04-2014 06:16 AM (10 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- faddy4eva at 23-04-2014 06:21 AM (10 years ago)
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$mart way 2 $teal. We know. Nobody b pikin here 0 ! 
Posted: at 23-04-2014 06:21 AM (10 years ago) | Newbie
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- Giftous1 at 23-04-2014 07:41 AM (10 years ago)
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Lols
Posted: at 23-04-2014 07:41 AM (10 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- osamabinladin at 23-04-2014 08:16 AM (10 years ago)
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 Roll Eyes
Posted: at 23-04-2014 08:16 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- Zunurayn at 23-04-2014 08:43 AM (10 years ago)
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It is nothin bside the amont jona spent 4 his daughter's wedding
Posted: at 23-04-2014 08:43 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- gmarley at 23-04-2014 09:53 AM (10 years ago)
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- tankNZ at 23-04-2014 09:54 AM (10 years ago)
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Quote from: blaisedepapaguy on 23-04-2014 04:57 AM
Well Down! Grin Cheesy Grin Grin Grin
hehhe
Posted: at 23-04-2014 09:54 AM (10 years ago) | Upcoming
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- cocoeni at 23-04-2014 10:17 AM (10 years ago)
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 Cheesy Cheesy
Posted: at 23-04-2014 10:17 AM (10 years ago) | Hero
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- dareper at 23-04-2014 10:23 AM (10 years ago)
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Nonsense
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