The Governor Abba Yusuf-led government of Kano State has unveiled plans for another mass wedding for selected residents.
The Kano State Hisbah Board confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday, May 1, 2026.
According to the Deputy Commander-General of the board, Sheikh Mujahedeen Aminudeen, the event will commence with medical screening for 3,000 prospective couples ahead of a proposed mass wedding programme.
Aminudeen told The PUNCH that the exercise would involve 1,500 male and 1,500 female participants selected for the initiative.
He explained that the screening was designed to ascertain the health status of the intending couples before the marriages are conducted.
According to him, the medical tests will cover HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, genotype compatibility, and drug screening.
The Hisbah official stressed that the process was crucial to ensuring healthy unions and preventing future medical complications among couples.
Aminudeen noted that the mass wedding scheme is being organised by the Kano State Government under Governor Abba Yusuf.
He added that the beneficiaries are largely drawn from less-privileged segments of society, including widows, divorcees, and spinsters.
₦100,000 Cash, Household Items For Brides
He further disclosed that the state government would provide financial and material support to the couples.
“Each bride is expected to receive a set of beds with mattresses and pillows, as well as ₦100,000 cash to start up a business of her own after collecting ₦100,000 dowry from the government,” he said.
Aminudeen emphasised that participation in the medical screening is mandatory for all intending couples.
He warned that any individual who fails to undergo the screening would be disqualified from the programme.
The mass wedding programme was first introduced during the administration of former Kano State governor, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
It was designed as part of efforts to support vulnerable women and address social challenges in the state.