Gov Abdulrazaq Attends Wedding Of Saadu Salahudeen’s Children In Ilorin, Gets Rousing Reception
Political bigwigs in Okelele/ Ibagun community in Ilorin East local government , Kwara state on Saturday, shunned political differences to give the state governor, AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq a rousing reception at the wedding/ Walimat li -Qur’an ceremony of the children of Alhaji Saadu Salahu in Ilorin.
Saadu is Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s Special Adviser on Strategy.
Three Kwara state PDP Bigwigs ; Alh AbdulRaheem Olesin, Alh Bibire Ajape and Alhaja Sarat Adebayo, who are all indigenes of Ibagun and are Salahu’s kinsmen, attended the mass wedding.
Alh Olesin and Alhaja Sarat arrived at the venue of the event in Alagbado before the start of the Walimat ceremony and stayed till the end of the session while Alh Ajape, who arrived at the venue when the reception was underway, had to wait for the arrival of Governor AbdulRazaq and he later joined others to receive him being one of the leaders of Okelele/Ibagun community.
In a rare display of politics without bitterness, the governor and Ajape exchanged pleasantries and Ajape was made to sit beside the governor.
The governor, we learned, has really impacted on the community through projects execution and appointment of indigenes of the area to juicy positions hence the warm welcome.
The governor’s special adviser on Strategy, Alh Saadu Salahu, the Senior Special Assistant on Security, Alh Muyideen Aliyu and the Director General of Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP), Abdulquowiy Olododo are all indigenes of Ibagun while he had also last week appointed another indigene of the area, Raufu Asude as education secretary of Ilorin East Local Government Education Authority (LGEA). The All Progressives Congress ( APC) state woman leader, Alhaja Falilat Mohammed is also from Ibagun.
The Olupo of Ajase- Ipo, the Balogun Alanamu, Dr Abubakar Jos, the Alangua Ibagun, Malam Sakariyau Ilufemiloye, commissioners for Finance, Mrs. Florence Oyeyemi, Agriculture, Alh Abdulateef Alakawa, Health, Dr Raji Rasaq, Tertiary Education, Dr AbdulAfeez Abolore and Youth, Chief Olabode Towoju also attended the event.
Others are leaders of Ibagun Progressive Union (IPU) led by Alh Kuranga Omomeji Morogun and Barr. Raufu Ajao, former Minister of State for Health, Dr Aminat Ndalolo, Ambassador Sheikh AbdulAzeez, Dr Gali Alaaya, Special Adviser (Political Communication) , Alhaji Bashir Adigun, Special Adviser (Special Duties) Alh AbdulRazaa Jidda, Special Assistant Women Affairs, Special Assistant Political (central) , Special Assistant Religion (Islam), Alhaji Isiaka Danmaigoro and Senior Special Assistant, Security, Alh Muyideen Aliyu.
Chairman, Kwara State Universal Basic Education Board, (KWASUBEB), Prof Shehu Adaramaja, heads of agencies/ parastals including , Rector, Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Dr Abdul Jimoh, General Manager, Radio Kwara, Kayode Aremu, Chairman, Kwara State Television Authority, Alh Hameed Adio, proprietor Garin FM, Barr. Mahmud AbdulRaheem and Prof Ibrahim Jawondo were also among attendees of the event.
Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Mohammed Bashir Salihu ,who presided over the Walimat Quran ceremony that was held for the 24 celebrants , also offered prayers for the success of their weddings, while extolling Saadu Salahu’s virtues of humility, hardworking, kindness and commitment to the betterment of humanity, adding that ‘these good virtues endeared Salahu to all and sundry and earned him the honour being accorded him today by the low and the high in the society’.
A renowned Islamic preacher, Sheikh Sulaiman Dan-Borno, in his short sermon, urged parents to train their children in the way of Allah and not allow the quest for western education deny them the benefits of Islamic education- Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you
