President Muhammadu Buhari left Abuja today (Friday) for the wedding of his only son Yusuf to Zahra Nasir Bayero, daughter of the Emir of Bichi.
According to reports, security has been beefed up in the town, with a special squad flown to Kano from Abuja.
Buhari, on Thursday, dispatched a high-level delegation to Kano State, ahead of the wedding fathia.
Members of the delegation include Minister of Defence, Bashir Salihi Magashi; Minister of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika and Minister of Water Resources, Suleiman Hussein Adamu alongside Shehu himself who are all led by the Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari.
Aso Villa will be on shutdown for the wedding, which will hold at 1.30 p.m on Friday.
Gistlover had earlier reported that Yusuf and Zahra’s wedding is scheduled to hold on Friday, August 20.
The wedding ceremony is set to hold at the palace of the bride’s father, Nasir Ado-Bayero, who is the traditional leader of Bichi, a town in Kano State.
Yusuf is set to get married to his bride to embark on a journey that started with their meeting while studying in the United Kingdom.
The event is also preceding the coronation of the bride’s father, Nasir Ado Bayero as the Emir of Bichi.
Buhari will not attend the event on Saturday, but his advance team will stay back for the event.
