Some intending couples for the
Kano mass wedding scheduled to be held soon have already tested positive for
Hepatitis B, HIV, sickle cell and pregnancy.
The spokesperson of Hisbah
Board, Lawan Fagge said the persons were found with one health issue or the
other at the point of pre-marital test screening they were subjected to as part
of the conditions for taking part in the state-sponsored wedding.
Fagge said the affected spouses
have since been replaced in the ongoing exercise and subjected to counselling
and medications.
According to him, “Based on the
interim report we got from the Ministry of Health, about 40 males and females
tested positive for Hepatitis B. There are those with sickle cell those who are
pregnant and those with HIV. But they will be counselled and placed on
medication for the next few months. They have been rejected from the exercise
and made replacements. They might be considered after their medication.
“We screened about 5,000 out of
which we only needed 1,800 couples,” Fagge said.
Recall that the New Nigeria
People’s Party, NNPP-led government under Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has
earmarked the sum of N854 million to conduct mass weddings for the over 1,800
couples in the state. The mass wedding was first introduced in the state by the
Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso-led administration.
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