The wedding fatiha of Fateema Ganduje, the daughter of Kano State Governor, Umar Ganduje and Idris Abolaji Ajimobi, the only son of Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, will kick off tomorrow, March 2, 2018, in Kano.
The ceremony will be attended by many political heavyweights in the country and beyond.
Insideoyo.com had reported how the couple professed love for each other in September 2017. In November, Governor Ganduje accepted the proposal, an even which was attended by 11 governors. In January 2018, the Ajimobi clan including the first lady, their daughters and a few northern first ladies visited the Kano State Government House to perform the Lefe ceremony for the bride.
The Lefe is the Hausa customs whereby the groom’s family buys all sorts of gifts ranging from jewellery to clothes, wrappers, underwear, cosmetics etc for the bride.
It was a display of class and wealth when the bride-to-be received 27 customised Louis Vuitton travel boxes from his in-laws.
While the contents of the LV boxes cannot be ascertained, each designer travel bag is estimated to cost about five thousand dollars.
On Saturday 3rd March, at Kano Central Mosque inside Emir’s Palace, the couple will be tied together, forever.
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