Day Shettima gave out daughter in marriage at event attended, witnessed by Tinubu, Dangote, Tambuwal, others

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Presidential Candidate of the APC, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, right, in important to talk with Chairman, Ulama Council of Nigeria, Sheikh Abdul-Fattah Thani, while the Vice Presidential Candidate of APC, Senator Kashim Shettima, looks on, during the wedding fatiha of Fatima, daughter of Shettima at the palace of Shehu of Borno, in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Saturday July 30, 2022.

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By KEMI KASUMU

Like many of such great events in the past and still counting, Saturday July 30, 2022 wedding ceremony of Fatima Shetima, daughter of Vice Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Kashim Shettima, will remain an happening not to be wished away in a hurry, probably because of the personalities involved.

Recall that Shettima was the two-term Governor of Borno State, whose goodness and balance towards Christians in the predominantly Muslim state have just been thrown to the winds by the same Northern Christians because they burned their fingers in unfortunate fire of Nigerian politics, when they should simply be the clergymen they are called for peace to reign in the land.

The wedding fatiha in Maiduguri, on Saturday, therefore served as a signature to the popularity of the bride’s father as dignitaries across tribes, religions and political groups raced to be counted as part of the august occasion.

Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC Presidential Candidate, led other dignitaries to attend the wedding ceremony of the daughter of the running mate, where the Presidency was represented by the Chief of Staff to President Muhammadu Buhari, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, and National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno.

News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that 12 gold coins were paid as dowry at the ceremony, witnessed by other dignitaries, including Senate President Ahmed Lawan, Aliko Dangote, Dahiru Mangal, Ahmed Indimi, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Governor of Sokoto State and his Jigawa State counterpart, Abubakar Badaru.

Governors Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe, Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, and APC National Chairman Abdullahi Adamu, Chairman, Ulama Council of Nigeria, Sheikh Abdul-Fattahi Thani, and others also graced in way that added colours to the event.

The marriage rites were conducted at the Shehu of Borno’s palace where the bride, Fatima, was represented by Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, while the groom, Sadiq Ibrahim, the son of former Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ibrahim Bunu, was represented by former Governor of Bauch State, Adamu Muazu.

Photographs from the wedding below:

From Left: Tinubu and Akpabio at the event.

From Left: Governor of Jigawa State, Badaru, and Tinubu.

From Left: Governor of Borno State, Prof. Zulum, and Tinubu.

Presidential Candidate of the APC, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, right, in important to talk with Chairman, Upama Council of Nigeria, Sheikh Abdul-Fattahi Thani, while the Vice Presidential Candidate of APC, Senator Kashim Shettima, looks on, during the wedding fatiha of Fatima, daughter of Shettima at the palace of Shehu of Borno, in Maiduguri, Borno State, on Saturday July 30, 2022.


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