The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkin-daji, has announced a plan to arrange marriages for 100 female orphans who lost their parents to banditry attacks in Mariga Local Government Area of the state.
Abdulmalik Sarkin-daji stated this in an interview with Newsmen in Minna.
He pledged to cover the dowries for the bridegrooms and has made arrangements for all necessary materials for the ceremony.
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The girls, carefully selected from a group of 170, will benefit from this initiative, part of Sarkindaji’s constituency empowerment project aimed at easing the plight of the underprivileged.
Additionally, the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, and the Emir of Kontagora, Alhaji Mohammed Barau, will oversee the event as guardians for the orphaned girls.
The Kano State Hisbah Boss, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, is expected to attend the event, slated for May 24 at Bangi, the headquarters of Mariga Local Government Area.