HIGHLIFE …Amazing lifestyles of Nigeria’s rich and famous
A glance behind the glitter; a dreamy,
colourful assemblage of family; two simple vows; a kiss; a dozen
balloons, and a heartfelt smile. Their heartfelt dreams had finally come
true; they were bound by swathes of bliss, two simple vows and a grand
matchless love – which makes them one of the happiest and power couples
right now. And so they kissed and begun a lively, tender life.
Zahra
Buhari, the beautiful daughter of President Muhammudu Buhari and Ahmed
Indimi, the son of Mohammed Indimi, got married last Friday at
Presidential Villa in Abuja. The majesty of the union was abundant in
its ritual splendors, but its soul was all in the small things: the
inexorable buildup of guests and spectators along the ceremonial route
was at first a straggle of gem-bedecked big shots, then arrived the
crowds of very close friends, family, and business and political
associates.
And it was indeed the beautiful couple’s
dream. Both the bride and groom joyously beamed with smiles lending
credence to the belief that it had always been their dream to be in
love, marry a soul mate and grow so happy for such a splendid moment.
Zahra smiled contentedly through the proceedings. Anyone would feel such
contentment in such defining moment. She cut a marvelous picture as she
sashayed towards her groom. Ahmed bit his lip nervously and sweated
profusely in thermo-induced chill of the grand setting, the gaze of
onlookers and culmination of years of expectation. It took keen
observers to deduce that his anxiety was borne of bliss and love
everlasting. People’s spirits were undoubtedly lifted with the knowledge
that the newly married couple seemed so at ease with one another and
that their love is now so secure.
For months the couple’s families had
stressed the human dimensions of the wedding, fretting to ensure that
everything turn out so smoothly. And things did sail quite smoothly as
the wedding was unarguably like an official state occasion, which gave
the two families the bragging rights to one of the most memorable
shindigs of the year. That blend of anxiety and ritual splendor in a
relaxed atmosphere was something very special. It persistently drove the
mother of the bride, Aisha Buhari to tears of joy – which she struggled
not to shed.
The seats and aisles were filled with foremost statesmen, industry titans, entertainers, schoolmates, and celebrities from virtually every walk of life.
The beautiful bride and groom walked
down the aisle single and glided back up happily married. Zahra looked
calm, even joyful; perhaps she was quivering beneath all the lace and
flowers, we may never know but together with her groom, they presented a
stronger portrait than they do apart. As they embarked, on one of the
most blissful matrimonial sojourn yet, friends, families and associates
wished them the best of everything true love could find; a lifetime
untainted by the infidelities and disappointments that befalls even the
most idyllic of matrimonies.
MARRIAGE AND POLITICS…NOW THAT THEY ARE IN-LAWS, WILL OBASANJO ENDORSE LADI ADEBUTU’S GOVERNORSHIP AMBITION?
•WHY SON OF IJEBU LOTTO GOD, KENSINGTON ADEBUTU, MAY BECOME OGUN’S NEXT GOVERNOR
Fortune indeed, favours the prepared man. Who would forget how it
favoured brilliant Fleming? Yet had Fleming not possessed immense
knowledge and an unremitting gift of observation he might not have
observed the effect of the hyssop mould. In the same vein, Ladi Adebutu,
son of popular Ijebu lotto god, Kensington Adebutu, may have taken his
first conscious, premeditated step to exploit proverbial fortune by
marrying off his sister, Temitope to former President Olusegun
Obasanjo’s son, Olujonwon, today. As you read, the Adebutu and Obasanjo
family are being united in holy matrimony at Adebutu’s sprawling
mansion.
While the families bask in the euphoria
of the union, pundits aver that it signals the possibility of having
Obasanjo endorse Ladi Adebutu’s governorship ambition. Now that his
sister has married Obasanjo’s son, speculations abound in political
circuits that it may facilitate Ladi’s easy ride into the Ogun State
Government House in Oke Mosan. Although we are still in 2016, the quest
for the 2019 general elections has already begun as politicians and men
with ambition are secretly and openly declaring their intentions.
Already, Ladi has a contender for the post in Senator Kashamu Buruji.
The two lawmakers representing Ogun State at the National Assembly
intend to govern the state come 2019.
Even though they belong to the same
party and they both hail from the same area in the Ijebu axis of the
state, Ladi and Kashamu are not ready to back down for each other. While
Kashamu is banking on his wide influence in the politics of the state,
Ladi is banking on the wealth of his father. That is why the political
power blocs in the state are wary of throwing their weight behind him.
They do not like the way he brags about the wealth of his father, “That
is a major put-off,” according to a highly placed politician in the
state.
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