Two presidents, one from Nigeria the other from São Tomé and Príncipe, and many dignitaries from Nigeria and other countries converged in Abuja on Friday, February 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 reception for all the 10 children took place.
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu was in attendance and who received the brides on behalf of the Matawalles into the family.
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.
And 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.
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