The richest man in Africa, Aliko Dangote played host to President Muhammadu Buhari, Billionaire Bill gates, former Nigerian military Head of state, General AbdulSalami Abubakar, Diplomats, Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki , Speaker, House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and APC national leader, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, in Kano on Friday, at the wedding of his daughter Fatima and her pilot husband, Jamil Abubakar, son of the former inspector General of Police.
President Buhari, who served as the bride’s Guardian, handed over Fatima in marriage to the groom’s guardian, after payment of N500, 000 as dowry as stipulated by Islamic principles. Thereafter, the 19th Fulani emir of Kano, Malam Muhammad Sanusi II consummated the marriage contract as outlined by Islam inside his palace at 11am, as the Chief Imam of Kano, Professor Sani Zahraddeen led the dignitaries in supplications.
Other dignitaries were former National Security Adviser, General Aliyu Gusau, serving and former senators and members of House of Representatives, serving and former ministers as well as head of federal government agencies, governors of Kano, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Katsina, Aminu Bello Masari, Sokoto, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Nasarawa, Umar Tanko Almakura and Kaduna, Malam Nasir El-Rufa’i.
Others Governors at the wedding include governors of Borno, Kashim Shettimam, Yobe, Ibrahim Geidam, Kogi Yahaya Bello, Ogun Ibikunle Amosun, Oyo, Abiola Ajimobi and Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara state.
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