Vice President Kashim Shettima, on Saturday, served as the Special Guest of Honour when the Shehu of Borno, His Royal Highness, Alhaji Dr Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai Al-Amin El-Kanemi, gave out four of his daughters in marriage.
The wedding ceremony took place in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, and attended by an array of politicians, traditional rulers, businessmen and other well-wishers from within and outside Borno State.
The Vice President, who personally gave out one of the Shehu’s daughters’ hand in marriage, also wished the couples a most blissful marital life.
Wishing the new couples blissful married lives, VP Shettima said, “We wish them peace; we are wishing them marital bliss. May Allah bless all the unions with offspring that will be the eyes of all the Ummah and of the families. And we believe that, Insha Allah, the marriage will be hugely blessed by the Almighty Allah.”
Other dignitaries at the wedding fatiha were Borno State governor, Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum; businessman and philanthropist Mohammed Indimi; a former Governor of Borno State, Senator Ali Modu Sheriff; a former deputy governor of Adamawa State, Crowther Seth; APC Deputy National Chairman (North), Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori; Senate Chief Whip, Senator Mohammed Tahir Monguno; Borno Central Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan; all members of the House of Representatives from Borno State, and members of the State House of Assembly.
Others included the Secretary to the Borno State Government; party stalwarts; Hon. Mutawalli Kashim Ibrahim Imam; Etsu Nupe, Alh. Yahaya Abubakar; Emir of Lafia, Justice Sidi Bage (rtd); the Shehus of Dikwa and Bama, Emirs of Biu, Shani, Gwoza, Askira Uba, Damaturu, Fika, Gazargamu, Potiskum, among many others.
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