The governor of Jigawa State, Umar Namadi on Friday gave out his daughter, Salma’s hand in marriage to her lover, Abba, son of Suleiman Musa, a former deputy speaker of the Jigawa State House of Assembly, who represented the Guri constituency in the state.
The celebration, which held in the heart of the state saw the attendance of many political bigwigs, including governors, ministers, lawmakers and other top functionaries.
Mansur Muktar, a former Minister of Finance, stood as the groom’s trustee, while the Imam of Kafin-Hausa local government area, Abdulwahab Hassan, stood as the bride’s trustee.
Dignitaries who graced the event included six incumbent governors, namely Abba Yusuf of Kano State; Yusuf Idris of Kebbi; Mai Mala Buni of Yobe; Dauda Lawal of Zamfara; Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe and Dikko Radda of Katsina State.
Other top functionaries at the event were the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari and the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bugudu as well as former governors of Jigawa and Katsina states – Ali Sa’ad, Sule Lamido, Saminu Turaki and Aminu Masari. Also in attendance were the representatives of Muhammad Badaru, the Minister of Defence.
Three first class emirs in the state from Hadejia, Kazaure, and Dutse attended the event, while the emirs of Ringim and Gumel sent their representatives.