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Enioluwa Adeniyi
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The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, is set to officiate the wedding of Dr. Aisha Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, daughter of Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and Engr. Fahad Dahiru Mangal, son of renowned Katsina businessman, Alh. Dahiru Mangal.
The wedding ceremony, scheduled for Saturday, is expected to draw high-profile guests from across Nigeria.
Dr. Aisha, the youngest daughter of Kwankwaso, who was the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), will be married to Engr. Fahad in a union that brings together two influential families from Kano and Katsina States.
In a statement from the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, he noted that the event would attract the cream of society to celebrate the union.
Naija News understands that the wedding news comes amidst claims of a rift between Kwankwaso and Governor Yusuf.
However, the report has been denied by Governor Yusuf, who claimed to be at peace with the state’s former governor.
The statement read, “The two prominent families are pleased to extend warm invite to friends, families, political associates, business community, organised private sector players, captains of the the industries, the religious and traditional leaders at the occasion scheduled to hold at the Kofar Kudu Palace of Emir of Kano.
“We wish to extend a special invitation to all friends and political associates across party lines, for our daughter’s wedding, Dr. Aisha Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso and her husband to be, Engr. Fahad Dahiru Mangal.
“The wedding would take place at the Kofar Kudu Palace of Emir of Kano, Khalifa Dr. Muhammadu Sanusi II on Saturday 16th November, 2024 by 11am.”
Bature said dignitaries are expected from within and outside the country to grace the occasion, urging security agencies to ensure smooth and hitch free vehicular movement between the Government House and the Emir’s palace.
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