The wedding which took place at Iyamho, near Auchi, Edo State, hometown of the bride, on Wednesday June 15 was filled with pomp and pageantry.
The traditional wedding kicked off with a minute silence in honour of the wife of the Comrade Governor, Mrs Clara Oshiomhole, who died in December, last year.
The fun-filled ceremony was further spiced up when the Oshiomhole family head on behalf of the bride’s father collected the bride price which was one naira.
Among those who advised the couple were the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal and the mother of the Day, Mrs Roli Uduaghan, wife of Delta State Governor.
The couple’s friends, who flew in from the United States where they both trained as medical doctors joined them in dancing to African tunes delivered by Etsako music maestro, Bolivia Junior, Eno Louis, among others.
Among the dignitaries who graced the occasion were Rt Hon Aminu Tambuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Deputy Speaker pf the House of Representatives, Hon Emeka Ihedioha; the Deputy Governor of Imo State Jude Agbaso, Mrs Roli Uduaghan, wife of Delta State Governor; Mrs Judith Amaechi, wife of Rivers State Governor; Prof Dora Akunyili, former Minister of Information, Senator Domingo Obende, Chief John Odigie Oyegun, former Governor of Edo State; Rev peter Obadan, former Deputy Governor o Edo State; Senator Tunde Ogbeha, Deputy Governor of Edo State, Dr Pius Odubu and his wife Deaconess Endurance Odubu; Hon Peter Akpatasson, member House of Representatives; Hon Jim Adun, member, House of Representatives; Speaker of the Edo State House of Assembly Hon Uyi Igbe and his predecessor, Hon Bright Omokhodion, members of the state House of Assembly; Edo state Commissioner of Police David Omojola, Hon Ovuozorie Macaulay, Secretary to the Government of Delta State; civil commissioners, delegation from the Oba of Benin led by Chief David Edebiri, Esogban of Benin Kingdom, the Otaru of Auchi, Alhaji Haliru Momoh, Ikelebe II; other traditional rulers; party faithful, among others.
Comrade Oshiomhole in a chat with newsmen said although he was happy to give his daughter’s hand out in marriage, he had mixed feelings as Winnie meant so much to him.
He however said he was confident she would continue to play the motherly role she played with her younger siblings after the death of their mother.
Dignitaries who spoke to reporters at the wedding described it as modest and advised the couple to always put God first in their affairs.
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