May 5, (THEWILL)- Penultimate week, former Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, hosted some dignitaries to the wedding party of one of his daughters, Princess Khadijah who got married to Prince Abdulmutalib Shittu from Kwara State. To say that it was a real wedding extravaganza would be simply stating the obvious as the couple opened a social media page to document their wedding.
As with most wedding ceremonies in the north, a traditional event known as Kamu Day took place. Kamu means to catch the bride. It is one of the oldest and most interesting marriage rites in that part of the country. To get the bride, the groom’s family negotiates with the bride’s friends for her release. It is a really fun event and negotiation may take up to 30 minutes, followed by a fun reception. This was later followed by a cocktail night anchored by popular Abuja-based master of ceremony, simply known as Capital Mr Josh. The following day was the wedding party proper. Venue was Abuja.
Steering proceedings at the wedding was both comedian cum MC, Gbenga Adeyinka I and Jeffery James. Music to keep guests on their feet was supplied by both DJ Paul Ibe Onuma and Frenzy band. The wedding party later morphed into an all-night disco party where the younger guests let down their hair. Some of very important personalities at the wedding were Abia State governor Alex Otti; Rabiu Kwankwaso, the candidate of the New Nigeria People Party, NNPP, in the 2023 presidential election; Kwara State governor, Abdulrazaq Abdulrahman and his wife, Olufolake; Aliko Dangote, Ituah Ighodalo, Florence Ajimobi; Bola Shagaya; Maryam Shetty; Arunma Oteh; Aig Imokhuede.
The groom, a graduate of Business and Management Skills from Oxford University with a Master of Science in Land Use and Management Development from University College London, is the Executive Chairman, Kwara State Geographic Information Service (KWGIS). The bride is a journalist who has written for African Leadership Magazine, Mail, Guardian’s Voice of Africa and The Peacock Plume. She currently runs a blog called Lavender Scented Tales, a medium through which she tells the stories of northern women who are unable to speak out and are forced to remain silent as a result of living in a patriarchal society and surrounded by misogynists.
Ivory Ukonu is a versatile journalist with many years of experience, with entertainment and society reporting as her area of core competence.
