The municipal coordination of women in the municipality of Pô organized on May 6, 2023, a collective wedding for the benefit of 10 couples, we noted.
In front of witnesses, acquaintances and members of the municipal coordination office of Pô, the 10 couples broke up with celibacy at the town hall of Pô on May 6, 2023.
This collective wedding co-celebrated by the two vice-presidents of the special delegation of Pô, Francis W. Yaguibou and Petrabou C. Luc was organized by the municipal coordination of the women of Pô within the framework of the activities of March 8, 2023.
The municipal coordinator of the women of Pô, Ada/Alira Alima expressed her satisfaction with the effective holding of this activity even if it is carried out late. She invited each of the couples to have a thought for the internally displaced persons and to pray for the fighting forces engaged in the field of operations.
She also gave advice to the newlyweds and encouraged the old ones who have regularized their situation.
The first vice-president of the special delegation of Pô who co-celebrated said marriages congratulated the new couples for their commitment. At the communal coordination, initiator of this activity, the first vice-president congratulated and encouraged him for having organized these collective marriages on a regular basis in the commune of Pô.
He invited him to always be at the side of young couples to advise them. As for the former couples who have regularized their situation, the municipal authority has encouraged them to remain in the same dynamic and to be guides for the new ones.
At the end of the ceremony at the town hall of Pô, each of the 10 couples received three loincloths from the municipal coordination of the women of Pô.
After saying “yes” in front of the municipal authority and sharing a meal together, the 10 couples met each in their religious denomination to seal their union once again.
It is noted that the oldest couple is 55 years old and the youngest is 25
Source: Burkina Information Agency