3,000 candidates awaits screening on Tuesday which is to conducted by the Committee on Mass Wedding in Gombe, for the second batch program. Quoting the Nigerian Eye, this piece of information was disclosed to the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Gombe, by Alhaji Abdulkadir Abubakar, the Publicity Secretary of the Committee and Senior District Head of Gombe. He said the committee, which had different sub-committees, was Instructed to screen applicants for pregnancy, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis etc. Mr Abubakar who as well applauded the state government for introducing the programme, which was proposed to help the less privileged in getting married.He also said, the programme will reduce the spread of HIV/AIDs in the state. Knowing that the committee had consulted traditional rulers and other stakeholders to ensure success of the exercise.According to him, application forms for the programme had been distributed to 11 local government areas of the state as it was done in the first batch of the initiative. He further said that applicants who are successful would be provided with dowry, foodstuff, clothing, furniture and kitchen utencils. According to report from NAN, '720 couples were married out across the state under the first batch of the programme in April. They include 612 Muslim divorcees (Zawarawa), 76 Muslim Spinsters and 32 non Muslims.We wish them conjugal bliss in their marriage and we hope they find peace in it .
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