As the 34-year-old Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin prepares to walk down the aisle with his fiancé, Olamidun Majekodunmi, the daughter of the Bada of Egbaland, Dr Femi Majekodunmi and Honourable Justice Tokunbo Majekodunmi. Former heads of state, governors, political icons, industrialists, traditional rulers, entertainment gurus and other dignitaries across the country and beyond are set to storm the ancient city of Ibadan this weekend.
The wedding ceremony tagged “DO THE HONOUR” is slated to hold on the 25th and 27th, November, 2021 and is expected to be attended by influential personalities and political bigwigs including the former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Head of State, Alh AbdulSalami Abubakar, the Turaki of Adamawa, Alhaji Atiku Abukakar, 13 Governors, His Imperial Majesties – Ooni of Ife, Alaafin of Oyo and the Olubadan of Ibadanland.
Among the 13 Governors are the Oyo State Governor, Engr Oluseyi Makinde who is the Chief host, the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu and their counterpart from Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi.
The Alake of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo, is also expected to lead other traditional rulers from Egbaland to the ceremony.
The roll call of dignitaries expected at the wedding will equally include Speakers of States Houses of Assembly, Federal and State lawmakers and legal luminaries including chief Justices.
The King of Juju Music, Sunny Ade, the popular Nigerian-American Singer David Adedeji Adeleke popularly known as Davido, Juju Gospel King, Yinka Aiyefele, Adewale Mayowa Emmanuel aka Mayorkun and Ayo Balogun are amongst top Musicians expected to spice up the wedding ceremonies.
The Turaki of Adawama, Alh Atiku Abubakar is the father of the day.
The Wedding ceremonies will hold at the International Conference Center, U.I (Wedding Engagement), All Souls Anglican Church, Bodija (Holy Matrimony) and the Polo Club Eleyele, Ibadan (Wedding Reception).
It was also reliably gathered that the two prominent families are not leaving any stone unturned and are neck-deep in preparation to make the ceremony a huge success and also make the wedding a colourful and mind-blowing one that would become a yardstick to measure a good social event.
“The wedding ceremony is expected to be the most amazing, most colourful, most spectacular in the social circle for a long time,’’ a source said.
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