AHMAD SORONDINKI! KANO.
The ancient town of Bichi, Kano State, on Friday, went agog, as Yusuf, son of President Muhammadu Buhari, married Zahra, the daughter of Emir of Bichi, Nasiru Ado-Bayero.
The wedding was attended by a deluge of prominent figures including the president and his vice, Yemi Osinbajo.
Other dignitaries who attended the ceremony were former president, Goodluck Jonathan; former vice president, Atiku Abubakar; former Niger president, Mahamadiu Isoufou; Kano State governor, Abdullahi Ganduje; Ekiti State governor, Kayode Fayemi; and Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni amongst others.
Also present were members of President Buhari’s delegation including Bashir Magashi, minister of defence; Sabo Nanono, minister of agriculture; Hadi Sirika, minister for aviation; and Suleiman Hussein Adamu, minister for water resources among others.
The marriage was consummated a few minutes after the Jummat prayer at the palace of the Emir of Bichi.
The president’s uncle, Mamman Daura, who stood in for the groom, paid the sum of N500, 000.00 as dowry to the ace business mogul, Aminu Dantata, who stood in for the groom, to tie up the marriage according to Islamic injunction.
Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isah Pantami, was the officiating Imam at the ceremony.
The elated groom, Yusuf Buhari, dressed in traditional white attire with a head gear to match, was surrounded by his friends throughout the ceremony.
Oni of Ife, who graced the occasion, told journalists that it was evident that the event was attended by who is who in Nigeria, including Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Mohammed Lawan, Ministers, Governors and diplomats.
“Look at the living example of what happened in Bichi today. Bichi is a subset of the entire Kano State. Look at the economy and the activities that have happened in Bichi today by virtue of Mr. President’s son’s wedding to Sarkin Bichi’s daughter.”
“So if we can look around this country to foster unity, all the governors are here, from even different patties, PDP governors are here, APC governors came, so there are some things that can bind us together in this country. So if we focus on what will bind us, the country will be better and things will be easy for us.”
“Even with the issue of security, we all went to Bichi and everything went well and peacefully. Tomorrow it can be anywhere else in the country,” he said.
Governor of Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, who witnessed the wedding, described it as a national event, and advised the couples to live peacefully as a family and in accordance with tradition and culture of the Nigerian society.
“They should do everything possible to live peacefully and remember the society they come from and do things according to the tradition and culture of the society,” he said.
President Buhari, who arrived the venue in a Chopper, flew back in a similar manner to the Aminu Kano International Airport and took off at exactly 3:57 pm local time aboard a Nigeria Airforce plane.
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