By Egufe Yafugborhi & Ochuko Akuopha
ASABA — Delta State capital, Asaba, was agog on Saturday as political heavyweights, governors, traditional rulers, business leaders and other dignitaries from across Nigeria converged for the wedding of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s son, Innocent, to his heartthrob, Tobore Arigbodi.
The ceremony, which attracted dignitaries across political party lines, featured the solemnisation of the marriage at Living Faith Church (Winners’ Chapel), Ibusa Road, Asaba, followed by a grand reception at the Event Centre.
Among the governors who attended were AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara; Hope Uzodimma of Imo; Mai Mala Buni of Yobe; Monday Okpebholo of Edo; Douye Diri of Bayelsa; Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa; Ahmed Usman Ododo of Kogi; Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo; Uba Sani of Kaduna; Ahmad Aliyu of Sokoto; and Mohammed Umar Bago of Niger states.
Also present were Delta Deputy Governor, Sir Monday Onyeme; Ebonyi Deputy Governor, Patricia Obila; Kano Deputy Governor; and the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda.
Other dignitaries included Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Chief Festus Keyamo; former Delta governors, Chief James Ibori and Senator Ifeanyi Okowa; Senator Joel-Onowakpo Thomas; Senator Ede Dafinone; Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa; Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Emomotimi Guwor; and APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka.
The traditional institution was represented by monarchs including the Orodje of Okpe Kingdom, HRM Major General Felix Mujakperuo (retd.); Olu of Warri, HRM Atuwatse III; and Dein of Agbor, HRM Keagborekuzi II.
The business community was also represented by Chairman of Access Bank Plc, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede; Zenith Bank Managing Director, Dr Adaora Umeoji; UBA Managing Director, Oliver Alawuba; and PremiumTrust Bank Managing Director, Emmanuel Efe Emefienem.
At the church ceremony, the State Pastor, Pastor Shiyanbade Adekunle, charged the couple to build their marriage on wisdom, sacrificial love, mutual respect and commitment.
He described wisdom as the “working capital of marriage”, urging the newlyweds to rely on God and His Word through the different seasons of married life.
At the reception, Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State, who chaired the occasion, congratulated Innocent and Tobore and their families.
Sani described the wedding as more than a celebration of love, saying it represented “the coming together of two families, two histories and two destinies in the sacred covenant of matrimony.”
He prayed that the couple’s home would be “a place of peace when the world is at war, a place of laughter when days are hard, and a place of prayer when challenges come.”
The colourful gathering turned Asaba into a meeting point for Nigeria’s political, traditional, religious and business elite, as dignitaries joined the Oborevwori and Arigbodi families to celebrate the union.
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