At Last, Nigerians Hear From Buhari On Rumoured Plan to Marry Another Woman

At Last, Nigerians Hear From Buhari On Rumoured Plan to Marry Another Woman

  • President Muhammadu Buhari was never planning to marry another wife as falsely rumoured by some Nigerians
  • This was revealed by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Friday, December 23, who disclosed a conversation he had with President Buhari
  • According to Buhari, who was quoted by Osinbajo, some persons actually thought he was going to get married again

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Abuja - Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed what President Muhammadu Buhari said about the rumour that he was planning to remarry.

Osinbajo said Buhari disclosed to him that the talk at the time went viral and some persons thought it was actually true.

In fact, according to the vice president, Buhari noted that some gullible Nigerians went as far as going to a mosque expecting that that was where the supposed marriage rites would be performed.

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Quoting the president, Osinbajo said:

"These people just make all sorts of allegations, they make all sorts of stories up, even they are saying that I am about to get married again.
"And even some foolish people were waiting at the National Mosque, waiting for me to come and marry again.”

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AGF Malami takes Buhari’s daughter as 3rd wife, photos emerge

Nigeria's Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami on Friday, July 8, wedded Nana Hadiza, one of the daughters of President Muhammadu Buhari.

It was gathered that the wedding took place on Friday at a closed-door Nikkai ceremony held at Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.

The development was confirmed by one of President Buhari's media aides, Garba Shehu.

Shehu was quoted to have said:

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“It is true. The AGF got married to the President’s daughter."

Other sources claim that although the ceremony was marked with a Nikkah, it went off with no official wedding festivities.

Nana Hadiza is the daughter of Safinatu, President Buhari’s first wife. She was married to Abdulrahman Mamman Kurfi and divorced the northerner after a union that produced six children.

Hadiza is now the third wife of Malami with Aisha being the first and Fatima, the second.

Source: Legit.ng

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Onyirioha Nnamdi Onyirioha Nnamdi is a graduate of Literature and English Language at the University of Lagos. He is a Politics/Current Affairs Editor who writes on news and political topics for Legit.ng. He brings into his reporting a wealth of experience in creative and analytical writing. Nnamdi has a major interest in local and global politics. He has a professional certificate from Reuters and was awarded the editor with the best listicle for 2021. Contact: 08062988054, o.nnamdi@corp.legit.ng