Akpabio Urge Married Couples to tolerate each other , build happy Family
By ABDULLAHI JALALUDDEEN
The senate president Godswill Akpabio has urged married couples to always respect each other and stay together to build a happy family.
Godswill Akpabio disclosed this while speaking to journalist shortly after the wedding ceremony of Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin’s son, Abdullahi’s wedding which took place at sheik Isyaku Rabiu jumu’at Mosque Kano.
The ancient city of Kano was agog as the Vice President, Kashim Shettima, Labour Party Presidential flag bearer, Peter Obi, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abbas stormed the state for the wedding ceremony .
The Vice President was the representative of the groom while the Speaker, House of Representatives, Rt. Tajudeen Abbas stood in for the groom, Bilkisu Madaki, daughter of Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rep Aliyu Sani Madaki.
The Chief Imam of the mosque, Sheikh Abdullahi Mahmud Salga tied the knot between Abdullahi and Bilkisu after a bride price of N500,000 was paid as dowry.
The wedding ceremony had dignitaries which include governors, lawmakers, politicians and other well wishers in attendance.
Meanwhile, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio had described the presence of Peter Obi at the wedding ceremony as signs of a united Nigeria.
Akpabio while speaking shortly after the wedding ceremony noted that the presence of so many high profile personalities at the wedding fatiha attested to the fact that Senator Barau Jibrin is a peaceful Man of the People.
“You can see that, even the LP Presidential Candidate Peter Obi and his People are here, this tells you that Nigeria will remain united one entity”.
The Senate President however, admonished the Wedded Son and Daughter of Barau Jibrin and Ali Madaki to leave in Peace, love and also tolerate one another.
