Governor of Sokoto, Ahmed Aliyu has given out the hands of ten brides in marriage during a wedding Fatiha ceremony held in the state.
Gatekeepers News reports that the unions included Aishatu Hassan Liman and Zaraharadden Muhammad, Masuda Aliyu and Abubakar Aliyu Hassan Liman, Asmau Haliru Gwandu and Nafiu Aliyu Hassan Liman, Khadijatu Aliyu Hassan Liman and Umar Maccido Gumbi, Saratu Haliru Na-Baba and Aminu Haliru Hassan Liman, Salima Malam Bello Shuni and Gazali Usman Hassan, Fauziyya Sirajo Bello Wamakko and Abdulrahman Tukur, Aisha Umar Madawaki and Abubakar Barade, Fatima Usman Barade and Abdulrasheed Usman, as well as Hussaina Abubakar Labaran and Bello Ibrahim Gandi.
Dignitaries who stood in for the grooms included the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, the Minister of State for Works, Barrister Bello Goronyo, the Speaker of the Sokoto State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Tukur Bala Bodinga, former Deputy Governor, Barrister Mukhtar Shagari, Member representing Wurno/Rabah Federal Constituency, Almustafa Rabah, Member representing Sokoto North and South, Bala Hassan, State APC Chairman, Haruna Adiya, APC Zonal Secretary, Isa Saddiq Achida, former Controller-General of the Correctional Service, Haliru Na-Baba as well Bello Abubakar Wamakko of Revenue mobilization allocation and fiscal commission.
The ten marriages were solemnized by the Sarkin Malaman Sokoto, Sheikh Yahaya Na Malam Boyi, following the payment of bride prices for each of the brides.
Speaking shortly after the wedding Fatiha, Governor Aliyu advised the newlyweds to remain faithful to one another and to embrace patience and tolerance as guiding principles in their marriages. He also cautioned against third-party interference during misunderstandings, urging couples to resolve issues through dialogue.
“I want these new couples to understand that the secret of any successful marriage is patience and tolerance,” he added.
The Governor prayed to Almighty Allah to bless the unions and wished the couples a happy married life.
The wedding Fatiha, which took place at the residence of the Sokoto State APC leader, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko, was attended by Senator Wamakko, members of the National and State Assemblies, commissioners, special advisers, senior special assistants, traditional rulers, top government functionaries, ulama, relatives of the couples, as well as well-wishers.
