Preparations have intensified for the wedding ceremony of nine children of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, scheduled to hold in Abuja.
An invitation card for the event, which has been making the rounds on social media, was seen by our correspondent on Saturday.
The card, bearing the minister’s photograph, indicated that the marriages will take place at the Abuja Central Mosque.
According to the details, the ceremony is slated for 1:30pm on February 6.
The children listed on the invitation are Ibrahim, Suraj, Safiya, Maryam, Aisha, Fahad, Muh’d, Nana Firdausi and Farida.
Confirming the development, the All Progressives Congress spokesperson in Zamfara State, Yusuf Idris, said the nine include five sons and four daughters.
Idris told said that planning for the event had reached an advanced stage, adding that members of the organising committee were working to ensure a hitch-free ceremony in the Federal Capital Territory next month.