Oshiomhole of Edo State, yesterday,
exchanged marital vows with his heartthrob,
former Miss Iara Fortes, from Cape Verde.
The Governor and his bride had signed the
dotted lines at a private marriage registry
attended only by family members and a few
friends at his Iyamho residence after which
top dignitaries in the country, were led by the
President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari
to the wedding reception held at the People’s
White Hall in the Governor’s country home.
Among a list of who-is-who in the country
who also graced the ceremony were
President-elect, Gen Muhammadu Buhari, his
wife Aisha, Vice President Elect, Professor
Yemi Osibanjo, Speaker of the House of Reps,
Alhaji Aminu Tambuwal, Cross Rivers State
Governor, Liyel Imoke, Governor Emmanuel
Uduaghan of Delta State, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, Peter Obi,
former head of state, Gen. Yakubu Godwin,
Alike Dangote, Captain Hosa Okunbor, Femi
Otedola, Chief Tom Ikimi, Gen. Charles
Airiavbere, Engr.Chris Ogiemwonyi, Saraki,
Minority Whip of the House of Reps, Samson
Osagie, Pally Iriase and many other members
of the National Assembly.
Others are National Chairman of the APC,
Chief John Odigie Oyegun, National Leader of
the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Governor Rauf
Arigbesola, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, High Chief
Raymond Dokpesi, representative of Crown
Prince of Benin, Jim Ovia, President of a
faction of the NLC, Ayuba Wahab, Gen Tunde
Ogbeha, Dr Samuel Ogbemudia, former
Governor of Edo State, Prof Osarhiemen
Osunbor, former Governor of Anambra State,
Dr Peter Obi, Senator Daisy Danjuma,
Esogban of Benin Kingdom, Chief David
Edebiri, Matthew Iduoriyekemwen, Pastor
Osagie Ize-Iyamu, Governor-elect of Kaduna
State, Mallam el Rufai, Gov Godswill Akpabio
of Akwa Ibom State, Senator Chris
Ngige,Kenneth Imuasuagbo among others.
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The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon
Arase, former Governors Kayode Fayemi,
Oserheimen Osunbor, Senator Tunde
Ogbeha; Osaigbovo Ogbemudia,Otunba Niyi
Adebayo were also in attendance.
Top military brass including Brigadier-
General MJ Abel, Commandant, Nigerian
Army School of Electrical and Mechanical
Engineering, Auchi were also in attendance.
The Director-General of the State Security
was represented by Engr Joseph oworuya,
while Mr Bello Bakori, Director, SSS Edo
State was also at the ceremony.
Members of the Edo state Executive Council
were led by the Deputy Governor of the state,
Dr Pius Odubu, Chief Judge of Edo state,
elected members of the State and National
Assemblies and many others.
Parents of the bride, Mr and Mrs Fortes flew
in from their home in the Netherlands to
attend the ceremony while the Governor’s
mother, Hajia Aishetu Oshiomhole was also
in attendance.
The Governor’s children Steve, Adams, Jane
and two of his grandchildren also on hand to
show love and support for their father and his
wife.
The Governor’s marriage is coming about
five years after the painful death of his first
wife, Clara Oshiomhole, following a
protracted battle with cancer.
The delectable Iara, a lawyer by profession
and top model, is from the Cape Verde
Islands.
The chairman of the ceremony, General
Yakubu Gowon said the Governor’s wife
completes and complements him and he
admonished the couple to show true love and
have patience in their dealings with one
another.
Fielding question form newsmen, Oshiomhole
who noted that both PDP and APC leaders
attended the wedding, said it shows that
despite political differences, Nigerians
remains one.
He described his wife as very “
understanding, caring and a loving lady and
also expressed joy with his family for the
support given to him to remarry.
“This is something that one is happy about. I
am also happy that I have friends across all
political divide. The occasion reminds me
that across all divides, we have friends and
well-wishers.”
Describing his wife, Oshiomhole said: “She is
very humble, she appreciates the nature of
my job and life that I return home late, some
times 3am. She understands my
weaknesses, she is more or less the mother
of the house, the one that has accepted to be
the mother of my children.
“I am happy that all my children are at home
with her and accept her as their mother even
though she is not old enough to be their
mother. She has accepted to fill that gap” he
said.
Nigerian incoming First Lady, Aisha Buhari
made an interesting comment. She described
Oshiomhole’s wife as beautiful and turning to
her she said “but for you to marry a Nigerian,
you need to cook Edi-Kaikon, Egusi, and
other Nigerian delicacies. God bless the
marriage and we know as First-lady you
have a big task and God will guide and
protect the family”.
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