Senate President Godswill Akpabio has described the presence of Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, at the wedding Fatiha of the son of the Deputy Senate President, Abdullahi Barau Jibrin, as a sign of “united Nigeria”.
Akpabio who spoke after the wedding Fatiha event in Kano on Friday added that the presence of many high profile personalities at the ceremony attested to the fact that Barau is a man of the people.
He said, “You can see that even the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi and his people are here; this tells you that Nigeria will remain united as one entity.”
NN News Media reported that Peter Obi, VP, Kashim Shettima, and the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio were among dignitaries who stormed Kano on Friday for the wedding ceremony of son of the Deputy President of Senate, Sen. Barau Jibrin.
Obi, also wished the couple all the blessings in marriage and ”May God Almighty bless their married life and continue to make them source of happiness to their parents.
The Chief Imam of Isyaku Rabiu Juma’at mosque, Sheikh Abdullahi Mahmud Salga, conducted the event according to Islamic rites.