By Our Reporter
ABUJA (PRECISE POST) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday took centre stage at a high-profile multiple wedding ceremony at the National Mosque, Abuja, where prayers were offered for his health, long life and a presidency that would “restore hope to the hopeless.”
The prayers were led by Professor Luqman Zakariyah, the officiating Imam at the Wedding Fatiha of the children of the Minister of State for Defence, Mohammed Bello Matawalle, the statement released on the X handle of the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga said.
Describing President Tinubu as “a father of all,” the Imam said the President symbolically represented the families of both the brides and grooms.
“We pray to Almighty Allah to give our President, who is representing all, the father of all the brides and the grooms, good health,” Prof. Zakariyah said.
“We also ask Allah to grant our President long life, prosperity, and success during his presidency. We pray that his tenure will bring hope to the hopeless.”
President Tinubu attended the ceremony as a representative of the Matawalle family and formally received the brides into the family.
The grand event also attracted international attention, with the President of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe, Carlos Manuel Vila Nova, in attendance.
In the mass wedding ceremony, Matawalle, a former Governor of Zamfara State, gave out five of his daughters—Maryam, Safiyya, Farida, Nana Firdausi, and Aisha—in marriage. Five of his sons—Ibrahim, Abdul Jalal, Surajo, Bello, and Fahad—were also joined in matrimony.
The officiating Imam further prayed for divine blessings upon the couples, asking Allah to grant them success in their life journeys and to bless their parents and grandparents.
The ceremony was witnessed by a roll call of Nigeria’s political and traditional elite, including state governors, members of the National Assembly, Federal Executive Council members, Service Chiefs, members of the Diplomatic Corps, traditional rulers, religious leaders, and other well-wishers.
