{"id":77690,"date":"2021-01-12T18:39:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T17:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=77690"},"modified":"2021-01-12T18:39:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T17:39:23","slug":"ex-speaker-bankole-to-wed-kebbi-state-governors-daughter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/ex-speaker-bankole-to-wed-kebbi-state-governors-daughter\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex Speaker, Bankole, to wed Kebbi State governor&#8217;s daughter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole will on Friday 15 January tie the nuptial knot with Miss Aisha Shinkafi Saidu, daughter of the Governor of Kebbi State,\u00a0 Atiku Bagudu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0Dimeji Bankole, who had divorced his first wife in 2017, had in the past few years been a much sought after bachelor in the circle of eligible spinsters both within and outside Nigeria. Friday\u2019s marriage ceremony will draw the curtain on rife speculations regarding his matrimonial intentions since the divorce.<\/p>\n<p>The bride, a lawyer and graduate of the University of Hull in the UK is a granddaughter of late political heavyweight and onetime head of Nigeria\u2019s security organisation Alhaji Umaru Shinkafi, Marafan Sokoto. The bride\u2019s mother is Shinkafi\u2019s daughter and a sister to the former Governor of Zamfara State, Aliyu Shinkafi.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">A statement from the Bankole family of Iporo, Abeokuta disclosed that a quiet introduction between the two families had taken place a few weeks earlier to kick off the joining together, in line with Islamic and traditional injunctions.<\/p>\n<p>At the introduction ceremony, the Governor of Sokoto State and Bankole\u2019s successor, Aminu Tambuwal had led the groom\u2019s family to the bride\u2019s family home to seek her hand in marriage. Friday\u2019s event will be the culmination of a courtship that both families had kept very discrete.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u00a0Meanwhile, the Bankole family advises that in keeping with the requirements of Covid-19 protocols, the ceremony will be low key. 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