Halima Babangida, the second daughter and last child of former military ruler General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (Rtd) on Friday, got married to Auwal
Halima Babangida, the second daughter and last child of former military ruler General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (Rtd) on Friday, got married to Auwal Abdullahi, a businessman who holds the traditional title of Sarkin Sudan of Gombe, Gombe State, at Babangida’s Hill Top residence in Minna.
Titbits from the wedding
- At the wedding reception, Babangida or may be the event managers put the former governor of Lagos State, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the man he played a pivotal role in ousting from office, Goodluck Jonathan, to sit side by side.
- Women were separated from the men. Both genders were never caught sitting together
- The groom, Alhaji Auwal Abdullahi, paid a symbolic bride price of N500,000 and 10 cows to her father
- Garba Wushishi performed the symbolic ceremony of handing over Halimat at 2.45 pm in marriage to Abdullahi.
- Ibrahim Dankwanbo of Gombe state received the bride on behalf of the groom, who hails from the state.
- A special prayer by Sheik Kabiru Gombe was offered for the couple. He stressed the significance of marriage in Islam and called on the bride to submissive and loyal to her husband.
- Former President Goodluck Jonathan, including his wife, Patience led the galaxy of big political and military figures that graced the occasion..
- The wedding ceremony scheduled for 11.30 a.m was held after 2.45pm.
- Twenty six private jets and four police and air force aircraft ferried guests to Minna for the wedding
- The police provided air surveillance and security.
- Dignitaries at the wedding were: Former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife Patience, Senate President Bukola Saraki and former vice president Namadi Sambo, Governors Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna, Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto, Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, Ahmed Abdulfatah of Kwara and Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano, APC National Leader, Ahmed Tinubu, Sen Aliyu Wamakko, Gov of Kaduna state, Nasir El Rufai, Mrs Aikhomu, Mrs Josephine Anenih, Turai Yaradua, Abdulsalami and Fati Abubakar, ex-governor Babangida Aliyu. Others in attendance were Sen. Pius Anyim Pius, former Secretary of the Government of the Federation, Justice Idris Kutigi, former Chief Justice of the Federation, Alhaji Ahmed Yayale, also a former SGF, Gen. Magoro, Senator Ben Obi, Senator Ben Bruce, Air Vice Marshal Ibrahim Haruna, Chairman IBB Golf Club, Alhaji Sani Zangon Daura, former National Security Adviser, Gen. Aliyu Gusau, Dr Okwezili Nwodo, former PDP National Secretary, Alhaji Modibo, former FCT Minister, Oba Hamid Adekunle, Oluwo Kuta, Aliko Dangote, Tony Elemulu, members of the Federal Executive Councils, Ministers of Interior Abdulrahman Danbazzau and Defence Mansur Dan-Ali, Minister of state for Solid Mineral Development, Abubakar Bwari, Alhaji Ahmed Makarfi, PDP factional Chairman, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, former Governor of Sokoto state, Alhaji Mahmud Shinkafi, former governor of Zamafara state. Others were Isa Yuguda, former governor of Bauchi state, Sule Lamido, former Governor of Jigawa, Ibrahim Shema, former Gov. of Katsina, Alhaji Abubakar Dakingari, former Governor of Kebbi State etc.
Halima Babangida and Auwal Abdullahi,
Bride’s father, Ibrahim Babangida and Abdulsalam Abubakar
Ibrahim Babangida and Tony Elumelu
Former first ladies, Justice Fati Abubakar and Patience Jonathan
The bride’s father, Ibrahim Babangida and Air Vice Marshall Hamza abdullahi
Air Vice Marshall Hamza abdullahi, Okwezili Nwodo and other guests
Sule Lamido
Ex-governor Shekarau and another guest
Senator Kwankwanso and Jerry Gana
Senator Ahmed Sani Yerima and ex-governor Ailero
Senator Makarfi and Wammako. Senator Ben Bruce is at the back of Wammako
Former First Ladies, Hajia Turai YarÁdua, Justice Fati Abubakar and Dame Patience Jonathan
APC leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former president Goodluck Jonathan, bride’s father, Ibrahim Babangida, Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Leader of the House of Representative, Dogara, former vice president, Namadi Sambo
APC leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, former President Goodluck Jonathan and Bukola Saraki
Bride’s father, Ibrahim Babangida and Senate President, Bukola Saraki
Aishat Babangida
Bride and groom
The bride
Sen. Godswill Akpabio, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar and standing from left: brother of the bride, Mohammed Babangida; a guest; the bride, Halima and her husband, Alhaji Auwal Abdullahi
The bride
