Pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, on Saturday married off his two sons at a ceremony attended by high-profile individuals in Abuja.
Ribadu’s second son, Mahmud, got married to Aminatu Ismaila, a day after his elder brother, Abubakar Sadiq, tied the knot with Hafsat Jijiwa at Fufure, Adamawa State.
President Muhammadu Buhari was represented by his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was part of the invitees at the officiating ceremony held at Annur Mosque in Wuse II.
Kyari led a delegation from the president’s office which included the State Chief of Protocol (SCOP), Lawal Kazaure; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, Garba Shehu; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Domestic Affairs, Sarki Abba, and a personal assistant of the president, Sabiu Abdullahi.
Others on the delegation were the State House Permanent Secretary, Jalal Arabi; Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Abubakar and Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; former Vice President Atiku Abubakar; and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, were in attendance.
Governors Kayode Fayemi (Ekiti), Abdulfatah Ahmed (Kwara), Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), Aminu Masari (Katsina) and Abubakar Bello (Niger) also attended the event.
Former governors Bola Tinubu of Lagos, Aliyu Wamakko of Sokoto, Mahmud Shinkafi of Zamfara, Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun, Mohammed Abubakar of Bauchi, and Mohammed Jibrilla of Adamawa were also at the ceremony.
Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola, was also in attendance alongside the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, a former IGP, Suleiman Abba; acting chairperson of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu; and his predecessor, Ibrahim Lamorde.
