Senate President Ahmad Lawan sponsors wedding of 100 less-privileged spinsters in Yobe

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Senate President Lawan Sponsors Wedding Of 100 Less-Privileged Spinsters In Yobe
Senate President Lawan Sponsors Wedding Of 100 Less-Privileged Spinsters In Yobe
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The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan @DrAhmadLawan @HouseNGR, on Saturday, in Gashua, Bade Local Government Area, sponsored the wedding of 100 less-privileged spinsters, while 200 more are in line to benefit.

The beneficiaries were drawn from Bade and Jakusko Local Government areas in Yobe state, 9News Nigeria learnt.

Lawan, represented at the ceremony by the Speaker, Yobe  State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ahmed Mirwa, said the gesture was in aid of parents who could not shoulder the financial burden involved.

Senate President Lawan Sponsors Wedding Of 100 Less-Privileged Spinsters In Yobe
Senate President Lawan Sponsors Wedding Of 100 Less-Privileged Spinsters In Yobe

He said the exercise would also discourage social vices such as rape, child abuse, and child abandonment, among others.

The Senate President promised that 200 other spinsters would benefit from similar exercise in the remaining four local government areas of his constituency, Yobe North Senatorial District.

The other four local government areas are Yunusari, Yusufari, Geidam and Bursari.

Senate President Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan.
Senate President Ahmed Ibrahim Lawan.

In his remarks, the Emir of Bade, Alhaji Abubakar Suleiman, thanked Lawan for the gesture, saying it would assist the most vulnerable members of the society.

He appealed to the couples to live in peace with one another and always try to resolve their matrimonial challenges amicably.

Coordinator of the exercise, Alhaji Muhammad Gagiyo, said in addition to the Senate President sponsoring the wedding of 100 spinsters, the Senate President also promised to train the grooms on various skills to enable them take care of their families.

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According to him, the first batch of the exercise involved Bade and Jakusko Local Government areas, and the next batch would include the remaining four local government areas of the zone.

He further explained that 50 beneficiaries were selected from each of the six local government areas of the senatorial district.

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