Dignitaries from Nigeria and other countries converged in Abuja on Friday, Feb. 6, for the wedding fatiha of 10 children of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, who all got married in one day.
The wedding ceremony held in the National Mosque Abuja after which they proceeded to a big hall where the reception for all 10 children took place.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu was in attendance and even received the brides on behalf of the Matawalles into the family.
The President of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Vila Nova, also attended the ceremony alongside Tinubu.
Also present were the Deputy Senate President, Senator Jubril Barau, and Senior Special Assistant to the President on Politics and Other Matters, Ibrahim Masari.
Governors at the event included Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto State, Umar Namadi of Jigawa State, and Nasir Idris of Kebbi State.
Matawalle, a former governor of Zamfara State, gave out five of his daughters: Maryam, Safiyya, Farida, Nana Firdausi, and Aisha, in marriage.
Five of his sons: Ibrahim, Abdul Jalal, Surajo, Bello, and Fahad, also got married on the same day.
The officiating Imam, Prof. Luqman Zakariyah, prayed to Allah to bless the marriages, grant success to the couples in their life journeys, and bless their parents and grandparents.
On X (formerly Twitter) Matawalle thanked Tinubu for serving as “Wali” at his children’s wedding fatiha which held at the National Mosque Abuja.
Nigerians took to the post to express outrage that Tinubu attended the wedding but did not go to Kwara State where terrorists k!lled scores of innocent citizens just hours earlier.
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