Ex- Speaker Bankole remarries, ties the knot with gov’s daughter
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole will on Friday, January 15, tie the knot with Aisha Shinkafi, the daughter of the Governor of Kebbi State, Alhaji Atiku Bagudu.
Bankole divorced his first wife in 2017.
A statement on Tuesday said the marriage ceremony would draw the curtains on speculations regarding his matrimonial intentions since the divorce.
It noted that a quiet introduction between the two families had taken place few weeks’ earlier to kick off the union in line with Islamic and traditional injunctions.
“At the introduction ceremony, the Governor of Sokoto State and Bankole’s successor as Speaker of House of Representatives, the Rt. Hon Aminu Tambuwal, led the groom’s family to the bride’s family home to seek her hand in marriage.
“Friday event will be the culmination of a courtship that both family had kept very discreet. political observers, however, note that the marriage would straddle Nigeria’s great political divide as Bugudu is the Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum, while Tambuwal is the National Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum”, the statement added.
The family said, in keeping with the requirements of COVID-19 protocols, the ceremony would be lowkey.
