The nine children of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, are set to get married the same day. The minister whose sons and daughters are nine in number, is set to walk all of them down the aisle in one day.
According to the invitation card, the wedding is scheduled to take place at the Central Mosque, Abuja, by 1:30 pm on February 6. The names of the children are: Ibrahim, Suraj, Safiya, Maryam, Aisha, Fahad, Muh’d, Nana Firdausi, and Farida.
According to the spokesperson for the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara State, Yusuf Idris, the children comprise five sons and four daughters.
He said,
“By the grace of God, the ceremony will be conducted at the Abuja Central Mosque on February 6. I also want to say that the minister’s children who are getting married are five sons and four daughters.
“I am among the committee members for this great occasion, and as I speak to you now, arrangements have reached an advanced stage to ensure a smooth ceremony in Abuja next month.”