Niger State Assembly Speaker to Marry Off 100 Females Orphaned By Banditry
The Speaker of Niger State Assembly Has Offered to Marry Off 100 Females Orphaned By Banditry
By: Israel Adeleke
The Speaker of the Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has unveiled a plan to wed 100 female orphans who tragically lost their parents to banditry attacks in Mariga Local Government Area.
The speaker who disclosed this during a press briefing in Minna, the state capital, on Friday, pledged to cover the dowries for the bridegrooms and has already procured all the necessary materials for the upcoming mass marriage ceremony.
He elucidated that the girls who would be married off were carefully selected from the 170 girls whose names were submitted.
However, the Speaker has chosen not to disclose the age range of the orphaned girls.
Sarkindaji who is the representative of the Mariga Constituency, described the initiative as part of his constituency empowerment project, “aimed at alleviating the suffering of the impoverished.”
He however, revealed that the Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umar Bago, and the Emir of Kontagora, Alhaji Mohammed Barau, will serve as guardians to the female orphans.
Additionally, the Kano State Commander General of the Hisbah Board, Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, is expected to attend the ceremony, which is scheduled for May 24 in Bangi, the headquarters of Mariga Local Government Area.
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