Mass Wedding: Don’t Check Your Husbands’ Phones, Kwankwaso Counsels Couples

The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023 elections, Rabiu Kwankwaso, yesterday advised the couples under the mass wedding scheme of the state government against checking their spouses’ phones in order to avoid anything that could lead to marriage break-up.

Kwankwaso gave the advice, in his remarks, during the reception organised for the couples by the state government at the Government House, Kano State.

He said checking spouses’ phones by married couples is one of the major causes of marriage breakup in the country, advising them to shun anything that could cause crises among them.

“You have been advised by all and sundry. I believe you have been advised a thousand times. Ulamas, parents, relatives and even business people have advised you on how to live peacefully with one another.

“But, I have one single piece of advice for you. That is checking spouses’ phones. Don’t peep into your spouses’ phones as that is the major cause of marriage breakup.

“We have made the right choice by electing Abba Kabir Yusuf as our governor. He is a good leader who has continued with our legacies. Such a legacy is this mass wedding.

“Apart from this, he is delivering mass-oriented projects. We call on the good people of Kano State to support his administration,” Kwankwaso said.

In his remarks, Governor Abba Yusuf said the beneficiaries of the mass wedding were selected across the 44 Local Government Areas and the 484 wards of the state.

Yusuf said the government took full responsibility of the weddings, which includes dowry payment, provision of furniture, wedding foodstuff and N20,000 grant for the brides to start up small scale businesses at the comfort of their matrimonial houses.

He urged the couples to live peacefully in accordance with the teachings of Islam.

Earlier in his welcome address, the Commander General, Kano Hisbah Board, Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, said no fewer than 1,500 couples tied the knot on Friday.

According to Daurawa, out of the 1,800 couples, the wedding of 264 had been suspended as they had been tested positive with some ailments and were undergoing medical treatment.

He said after taking the medication, a new date would be announced for the wedding of the remaining 264 couples.

The Islamic cleric pointed out that the wedding scheme had followed a due and transparent process, commending the state government for the gesture.

While praying for the couples to have long lasting marital bliss, Daurawa urged them to fear God in dealing with one another.