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CONJUGAL BLISS Gov. Tambuwal's Son, Bar. Najib Marries Amina Umar Tafida Daughter of Sen. Umar Abubakar,By Tony okechukuw



... Secondus, Ten Govs, Two Deputies In Attendance


President Muhammadu Buhari, today Saturday, sought the hand of former Miss Amina Umar Tafida on behalf of Najib, the first son of Governor of Sokoto, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, during the duo's wedding solemnization (Fatiha) at the Emir's palace, Argungu, Kebbi State.


Likewise, Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi state, who gave out the bride, daughter of Sen. Umar Tafida, acquiesced to the President's request and accepted a dowry of N250,000 from the bridegroom's representative.




Represented by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), President Buhari and Gov. Bagudu prayed for blissful conjugal union for the couple.


Notable personalities at the star-studded marriage included the Deputy Speaker.of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Ahmed Idris Wase, the Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi and the National Chairman of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Uche Secondus.



Led by the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, the governors of Bauchi, Enugu, Gombe, Jigawa, Kebbi, Kano, Plateau, Rivers and Zamfara were not left out.


Taraba and Yobe State governors were represented by their deputies, just as the former governors of Gombe, Imo and Jigawa, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo Emeka Ihedioha and Alhaji Sule Lamido graced the occasion. 


Business mogul, Aliko Dangote who was not at the wedding, had earlier flown into Sokoto where he met Gov. Tambuwal privately.


However, the Chairman of MaxAir, Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, was at the wedding.



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Ulama and the clergy were the National President of the Jama'atul Izalatul Bidi'a Wa Ikamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau and Bishop Matthew Hassan-Kukah of the Sokoto Catholic Diocese.


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