President Muhammadu Buhari and his Vice Prof Yemi Osinbajo have arrived in Kano State for the wedding of the president’s only son Yusuf Buhari and Zahra Bayero.
The bride is the daughter of the emir of Bichi Nasir Ado Bayero.
The nation’s top two citizens arrived separately on Friday. The president arrived via a presidential aircraft while Osinbajo arrived via a helicopter.
Before making his way to Kano, Buhari had touched down in Yola, Adamawa State to condole with the government and people of the state over the death of former permanent secretary and an elder statesman, Ahmed Joda.
The nation’s who’s who, including state governors and business persons, are currently in Kano for what has been termed the royal wedding of the year.
Yusuf and Zahra met at the University of Surrey in the United Kingdom.
