President Muhammadu Buhari Saturday honoured the invitation to the wedding events for Najib Aminu Waziri, the first son of Sokoto State Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal.
At a well-attended ceremony that took place at the Emir’s palace in Argungu, Kebbi State, Najib wedded Amina Umar Tafida, the daughter of Senator Umar Tafida, Tafidan Argungu.
President Buhari was represented by the Ministers of Police Affairs, Alhaji Maigari Dingyadi; the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN; the Senior Special Assistant, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu; and Musa Haro, a Special Assistant in the Presidency,
President Buhari, through Malami, sought the hand of the bride on behalf of Najib while Gov Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state gave out the bride after a dowry of N250,000.
Buhari advised the new couple to commit their relationship to God and treat each other with respect.
“I urge you to be loyal and committed, never to give up on one another,” he added.
The President also congratulated the Governor of Sokoto State on the occasion and wished him a happy and successful event.
Also at the marriage ceremony were the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Idris Wase, and the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Uche Secondus.
Led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, the governors of Bauchi, Enugu, Gombe, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kano, Plateau, Rivers and Zamfara were also there.
Taraba and Yobe state governors were represented by their deputies, just as the former governors of Gombe, Imo and Jigawa, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo Emeka Ihedioha and Alhaji Sule Lamido graced the occasion.
Also at the wedding was Kashim Imam, former Minister of Police Affairs.
Business mogul, Aliko Dangote who was not at the wedding had earlier flown into Sokoto where he met Gov. Tambuwal privately. However, the Chairman of MaxAir, Alhaji Dahiru Mangal was at the wedding.
From the Ulama and the clergy were the National President of the Jama’atul Izalatul Bidi’a Wa Ikamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau and Bishop Matthew Hassan-Kukah of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese.
