The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha
and Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, were among dignitaries
that attended the wedding ceremony of Fatima Abubakar, daughter of
Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar III, in Sokoto.
The bride, Fatima, married the son of former Bauchi State Governor, Isa Yuguda, Mahmood. A bride price of N50,000 was paid.
The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no fewer than 17 aircraft
which transported dignitaries to the event, landed at Sultan Abubakar
III international airport Sokoto.
NAN reports that Messrs
Mustapha and Kyari represented President Muhammadu Buhari at the
occasion held at Sultan Bello Mosque, Sokoto.
The marriage was
solemnised according to Islamic rites led by Chief Imam of Sultan Bello
Mosque, Malami Akwara, while prayers were offered by Chief Justice of
the Federation, Muhammad Tanko, and Chief Imam, National Mosque, Shehu
Galadanchi, among others.
The bride was represented by Emir
of Gwandu, Muhammadu Bashar, while the groom was represented by the Emir
of Bauchi, Rilwan Adamu, during the solemnisation rite.
Among the prominent personalities that attended the wedding were popular business moguls, Aliko Dangote and Dahiru Mangal.
The
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammad Adamu, Accountant General
of the Federation, Mr Ahmed, former Bauchi State Governor, Adamu Mu’azu
and former Sokoto State Governor, Attahiru Bafarawa were also present.
Other
dignitaries included Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and
governors of Imo, Delta, Zamfara, Plateau, Osun, Kebbi and Adamawa
states.
Among royal fathers that graced the occasion was Emir of
Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, along with Emirs of Maradun, Argungu and many
others.
NAN reports that special prayers were conducted by
Sarkin Malaman Sokoto, Buhari Sirdawa, as well as a prominent Islamic
scholar from Ghana, Shehu Zaruku.
Speaking to NAN at the end of
wedding Fatiha, father of the groom and former Bauchi State Governor,
Isa Yuguda, said, Bauchi and Sokoto, have a long-existing cordial
relationship and the present marriage would surely rejuvenate it.
Mr Yuguda explained that Sultanate Council in the past appointed Emir of Bauchi as Chief Commander of the Caliphate.
He
said distance should not be a barrier for youths and incoming
generations to consummate marriages, stressing that their forefathers
trekked barefooted from Sokoto to Bauchi.
He expressed optimism
that the marriage between his son and daughter of the Sultan will be a
blessing and prayed for Allah’s protection and guidance over them.
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