The African Church Primary
School, Ita Iyalode, Abeokuta, the venue of the traditional engagement and
Nikkah ceremony filled to its brim with various calibre of
dignitaries whose power dressing and tens of Sports Utility
Vehicles(SUVs) that ferried them to witness the holy matrimony,
marked them out as the fortunate ones.
The wedding was a spectacular show of glamour
and opulence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, by the elite members of the
Nigerian society
Eminent Nigerians that witnessed it include the Senate President, Senator
Bukola Saraki, Governor Akinwunmi Ambode(Lagos), the controversial
Senator Dino Melaye, former Managing Director of GTbank, Fola Adeola,
Senator Gbenga Ashafa, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu(Ondo), Governor Yerima
Shettima(Bornu), Governor Abdul – Azeez Yari (Zamfara), Governor Abiola
Ajimobi(Oyo), Minister of Solid Minerals, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Governor Bello
Masari(Katsina), Governor Abubakar Badru(Jigawa)and Governor Ahmed Abdul
– Fatai (Kwara) .
Others are former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Alfa Belgore, , Ooni of
Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, Speaker, House
of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Chief Bisi Akande, Minister of Information,
Lai Mohammed, his Finance counterpart, Kemi Adeosun, Chairman of the defunct
Interim National Government(ING), Chief Ernest Shonekan, Chief Femi
Majekodunmi, Olu of Ilaro, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, the Osile of Oke – Ona
Egba, Oba Adedapo Tejuoso, the Olowu of Owu Kingdom and Oba Adegboyega Dosunmu.
Also witnessing the ceremony are parents of the couples, Governor Ibikunle
Amosun, his wife; Olufunso Amosun, father of the groom Bayo Dabiri and mother
of the groom, Abike Dabiri – Erewa, and her husband, Segun Erewa, Minister of
Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnia Onu, former Common Wealth Secretary, Chief
Emeka Anyaoku, Senator Olorunimbe Mamora, Minister of transport, Rotimi
Amaechi, former Inspector General of Police, Musiliu Smith, former Attorney –
General and Minister of Justice, Prince Bola Ajibola, Senator Lanre Tejuoso and
Commissioner of Police Ogun State, Ahmed Iliyasu.
The officiating clergy, Abdul – Rahman Ahmad, who is the National
Chief Missioner, Ansarudeen Society of Nigeria, conducted the Nikah {holy
matrimony} between Ayomide and Oladipo and pronounced them
formally as husband and wife according to Muslim right at
exactly 1:04pm amid rumble of cheers from the enthusiastic
parents and dignitaries.
Executive Secretary of Joint Admission and Matriculation Board .Prof. Ishaq
Oloyede who acted as the Master of the Ceremony took over the stage after
the traditional wedding and called the Islamic Scholars for their roles one
after the other.
Sheik Ahmad in his brief sermon described marriage as an institution
ordained by Allah and advised the couple to have the fear of Allah in dealing
with one another and love each other.
Meanwhile, as the dignitaries were being entertained in the marquee purposely
built for the wedding, some security officials and miscreants were
busy extorting the dignitaries.
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