Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo was among the guests in Gusau, Zamfara State, for the wedding of Dr Abdullahi Lawal Kazaure and Dr. Zulaiha Hassan Nasiha.
The groom is the son of the State Chief of Protocol (SCOP), Ambassador Lawal Kazaure, while the bride is the daughter of Senator Hassan Nasiha, Deputy Governor of Zamfara State.
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President Muhammadu Buhari was represented by a delegation led by the Chief of Staff, Professor Ibrahim Gambari, which included the Minister of Water Resources, Engineer Sulaiman Adamu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President, Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu and the Permanent Secretary, State House, Tijjani Umar.
The marriage, which was contracted at the palace of the Emir of Gusau, Alhaji Ibrahim Bello was attended by the Governors of Katsina, Kebbi, Borno as well as the host Governor, Mohammed Bello Matawalle.
Buhari, in his message, wished the new couple happiness and joy on the occasion of their marriage.
The President, in a statement issued Friday by his spokesman, Garba Shehu, added that he and his family could not attend the ceremony but their sincere blessings and wishes are always with the newly-weds.
Malam Shehu said the event also attracted the President of the Senate, Dr Ahmed Lawan, past and serving legislators, Emirs and Chiefs, as well as former governors and the Governor of Maradi region who represented President Mohammed Bazoum of Niger Republic.