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Vice President, Kashim Shettima; President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi were among the dignitaries who stormed Kano on Friday for the wedding ceremony of the son of the Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Barau Jibrin.
The vice president, who arrived at Murtala Mohammed International Airport Kano, at 1:14 p.m. was received by the Deputy Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Opeyemi Bamidele and Sen. Kawu Sumaila.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Shettima was accompanied to the event by Sen. Abubakar Kyari, Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Rep. Mohammed Monguno and other high-profile personalities.
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Others in attendance were: Sen. Aliyu Wamakko, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, Sen. Aminu Tambuwal, Sen. Mohammed Musa, former President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawal, former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Yayale Ahmed and governors of Katsina and Sokoto States.
Others were: famous Kano Business Mogul, Alhassan Dantata, the Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, Senior Special Assistant on Political Matters to President, Ibrahim Masari, Minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru, among other dignitaries.
NAN reports that the wedding was conducted by Sheikh Abdullahi Mudi.
(NAN)
