President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Tajuddeen Abbas, governors, senators, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and nephew of the former President Muhammadu Buhari, Mamman Daura, were among the dignitaries who graced the wedding fatiha of the children of the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin, in Abuja yesterday.

The wedding fatiha of Senator Barau’s son, Jibrin Barau Jibrin (Abba) and  Maryam Nasir Ado Bayero, the daughter of the Emir of Bichi; and Aisha Barau Jibrin and Engineer Abubakar, the son of Dr Abdulmunaf Yunusa Sarina, President of the Azman Group of Companies, was held at the National Mosque, Abuja, after the two raka’at Juma’at prayers.

President Tinubu served as both Wakil and Waliy to the two children of the Deputy President of the Senate through the Speaker of the House of Representatives, while Ganduje served as Waliy to the daughter of the Emir of Bichi.

Former Governor of Nasarawa State, Senator Tanko Almakura, served as Wakil of Abubakar, the son of Dr Abdulmunaf Sarina.  The Imam of the National Mosque, Prof. Ibrahim Maqari, conducted the wedding.

Top politicians from across the country graced the occasion, cutting across major political parties and including governors, senators, ministers, business tycoons and traditional and religious leaders.

The governors in attendance included the Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq; Enugu State governor, Peter Mbah; Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal; Katsina State governor, Dikko Umar Radda;

Presidential aides, including the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume; the Chief of Staff, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon Femi Gbajabiamila; National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu; Special Assistant to the President (Political Affairs), Alhaji Ibrahim Kabir Masari; Special Assistant to the President (Print), Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, were also in attendance.

THE NATION