Lawmaker sponsors nine female orphans’ weddings
The lawmaker representing Gusau/Tsafe Federal Constituency of Zamfara State in the House of Representatives, Hon Kabiru Maipalace of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has sponsored the weddings of nine female orphans under his Women, Orphans and Less privileged Welfare Project.
Penpushing reports that Maipalace, represented at the occasion by his Legislative Secretary, Mustafa Hassan presented furniture and other wedding items to the beneficiaries in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital.
The lawmaker said the gesture was part of his intervention to the vulnerable groups under his committee on women, orphans and less privileged, explaining that the gesture was the fulfilment of his campaign promises.
‘Under the committee, we have identified 41 female orphans and less privileged to be sponsored for marriage by the lawmaker and we are starting with nine now. Today, we are presenting nine sets of furniture and other marriage items procured by the lawmaker for the beneficiaries’, he said.
Penpushing further reports that the lawmaker explained urged the beneficiaries to respect their marriages and utilise the gesture for their future, and in his own remarks the Chairman, State Hisbah Commission, Umar Hassan, commended the lawmaker and described the intervention as a moral support to the society in general.
The chairman said the gestures explained that the gestures will help in reducing economic hardships and vices in the society and appealed to philanthropists and wealthy individuals to emulate the lawmaker in supporting the vulnerable groups.
Penpushing also reports that the Chairman, Zamfara Media Cooperation, Bello Dakingari, in his own comments urged the beneficiaries to utilise the gesture effectively, adding that he believes the gesture will be one of the best approaches in reducing the pressure of poverty in the society.
The Secretary of the committee, Sadiya Mahe, and State Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kulu Master, in their separate remarks appreciated the lawmaker for his concern to women, and urged beneficiaries to utilise the gesture for their marriages and respect their husbands for future benefits.
Penpushing reports that Malama Abubakar who spoke on behalf of the beneficiaries, thanked the lawmaker and members of the committee for selecting them to benefit from the project, and pledged to judiciously utilized.
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