“Kano Mass Wedding Beneficiary Celebrates Third Wife as State Marriage Scheme Eases Cost of Polygamy”A beneficiary of Kano State’s government sponsored mass wedding programme has expressed satisfaction after marrying another wife, saying the initiative has helped reduce the financial burden traditionally associated with marriage. Kano State has continued to expand the programme under Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s administration. The mass wedding initiative itself is not new. Kano introduced the programme during the administration of former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, initially focusing heavily on widows and divorcees. The latest beneficiary’s account therefore highlights both the immediate economic appeal of Kano’s mass wedding initiative and the wider debate surrounding government-supported marriages, poverty reduction, family welfare and polygamy.