President Buhari’s son marries the royal bride amidst the brilliance and opulence

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The nuptials, which lasted for two days, began on Friday in complete safety at the palace of the Emir of Bichi, the bride’s father, with the presence of thousands of welcomes.

Fleets of private jets parked on the runway at Kano Airport were seen, causing outrage among locals on social media.

Days earlier, the bride and groom had treated their friends to pre-wedding parties with a special polo tournament and the bride turned around in a “Frozen” themed bridal shower.

Yusuf is the only son of President Buhari. The couple met in the UK, where they both studied.

Among the prominent Nigerians who attended the opulent ceremony on Saturday were the country’s vice president, Yemi Osinbajo, former president Goodluck Jonathan, and Buhari’s main challenger in the 2019 elections, Atiku Abubukar.

The popular Islamic cleric, Ahmad Abubakar Gumi, fiercely criticized the Nigerian ruling class’s display of opulence during the wedding.

“Someone told me that private jets were hired in Nigeria for Buhari’s son’s wedding … Some people are in captivity in the bushes and cities. Hunger is everywhere. People are facing all kinds of problems, but politicians spend public funds on private jets, ”Gumi was quoted as saying in local media.

Nigerian health agencies have also expressed concern over the mass rally at the president’s son’s wedding following the recent rise in covid infections in the country, weeks after the highly contagious Delta variant was detected.

“At the same time, health experts continue to warn people that the reality of the Delta variant of COVID-19 is here with us, it’s sad that it’s such a time that you have a significant public concentration without considering COVID-protocols. 19 “, the spokesman for the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) told local media while reacting to the non-use of facial masks by many attendees at the royal wedding.

“It was President Buhari who signed the law that required anyone to obey the COVID-19 protocols, but it is the burning of their officials who do not make use of facial masks and do not observe social distancing,” he said. spokesman for JOHESU, Olumide. Akintayo added.

According to media reports, the groom paid the bride’s family a price of 500,000 naires (about $ 1,200), a huge sum for many families in the poor northern region.

“There is no fixed price for the bride … people pay variable sums depending on their ability and social status. Some pay 10,000 or even less,” Useini Zakari, a clergyman from Zaria, told CNN. northwest of Kaduna State.

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