The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, has formally tied the knot with Queen Zaynab Ngohemba, the previous spouse of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II.
The wedding between the highest authorities official and the previous Olori of the Ile-Ife Kingdom was confirmed on Friday in a celebratory submit by Abraham Double-d Dajoh, a member of the Dajoh household, on Fb.
Within the assertion, the Dajoh household, which Akume belongs, described the union as “lovely” and “unusual,” formally welcoming Queen Zaynab into their fold in Mbakor, Benue State.
“We, all the Dajoh Household, fortunately be part of our daddy, uncle and brother, His Excellency, The Secretary To The Authorities Of The Federation, Sen. George Akume Jugu Dajoh, in welcoming his new and unusual spouse, Queen Zaynab Ngohemba-George Akume Dajoh, into the Dajoh household,” the submit learn.
The household additionally prolonged their appreciation to political associates and supporters of the SGF, urging them to proceed to face by him.
“We respect and thank the followers and supporters of Sen. Akume for at all times standing by him. We enjoin each one in all you to proceed to assist His Excellency even on this lovely union with Queen Zaynab,” the assertion added.
Queen Zaynab, who was referred to as Olori Wuraola throughout her 17-month marriage to the Ooni of Ife, which led to 2017, was ushered into her new house with deep cultural reverence.
The Dajoh household expressed their pleasure of their Tiv heritage, noting the symbolic significance of the Queen’s welcome to Benue State.
“Welcome to Benue State, the Meals Basket of the Nation, welcome to Mbakor, the seat of management of the Tiv nation and welcome to the Dajoh household, the house of your darling husband. Welcome house, Queen Zaynab,” the household assertion learn.
The household additionally seized the festive second to increase season’s greetings to Nigerians, wishing them a Merry Christmas and a Affluent New 12 months.
“We want you all a cheerful Christmas Celebration and a Affluent New 12 months,” they added.
Whereas the submit sparked hypothesis that the wedding occurred just lately, significantly following the couple’s public look in Gboko on Christmas Eve, Akume’s spokesman, Yomi Odunuga, clarified that the wedding was not new.
“I can affirm the wedding. Nonetheless, opposite to the hearsay that the wedding was concretised in Gboko on Christmas Eve when the couple appeared collectively at an occasion to have fun Christmas, it was truly a wedding that’s over a yr previous,” Odunuga advised reporters on Friday.
Senator Akume, a former governor of Benue State and key determine in President Bola Tinubu’s administration, is likely one of the nation’s most influential political figures.
Queen Zaynab, on her half, is a humanitarian and world advocate for girls and youngsters, who has remained a revered public determine since her time because the Ooni’s spouse.
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