UPDATED: Shettima represents Tinubu at ex-VP’s son’s wedding in Kano
By Kunle Sanni –
Vice President Kashim Shettima on Friday represented President Bola Tinubu at the wedding Fatiha of Abdullah Sambo, son of former Vice President Namadi Sambo, in Kano.
Shettima was received at Al-Furqan Mosque by Kano State Deputy Governor Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, who represented Governor Abba Yusuf, alongside former Vice President Sambo, Senator Danjuma Goje (Gombe Central), and other dignitaries.
The marriage between Abdullah Sambo and the daughter of Prof. Abdullahi Umar was solemnized by the Chief Imam of the mosque, Sheikh Bashir Umar, after the payment of a N500,000 bride price. Shettima stood in for the groom’s family, while Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Senator Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia, represented the bride’s family.
Conveying President Tinubu’s goodwill message, the Vice President prayed for a blessed and peaceful union.
Notable guests at the Kano event included Minister of Defence Abubakar Badaru, Minister of Regional Development Abubakar Momoh, former Jigawa State Governor Sule Lamido, PDP National Chairman Umar Iliya Damagun, and other political figures.
Upon returning to Abuja, Shettima also attended the wedding Fatiha of Khalifa Ishaq Baffa Jibrin and Maryam Amani Yahaya at the National Mosque. The ceremony, presided over by Imam Muhammad Kabir Adam and other clerics, was solemnized with a N500,000 dowry.
The Vice President personally gave out the bride, while Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal and Borno State Deputy Governor Umar Usman Kadafur were among the attendees at the Abuja ceremony.
