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By Abbas Bamalli

Many top politicians across People's Democratic Party (PDP), All Progressive Congress (APC), have stormed Katsina town on Friday to attend the wedding Fatima of the four daughters of Sen. Yakubu Lado Danmarke, the former PDP guber candidate in the state.

Sen. Danmarke, is a frontline politician, business mogul and philanthropist.

The brides are Rukayya, Maryam, Fatima and Dr. Zainab Yakubu Lado whose hands were given in marriage by business mogul Alhaji Dahiru Bara'u Mangal on the behalf of Sen. Lado.

Rukayya Yakubu Lado was wedded to Abubakar Zaharaddeen who was represented by former Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, while Fatima Yakubu Lado was wedded to Khalid Kabir Barkiya who was represented by his father, Sen. Kabir Barkiya.

Similarly, Dr. Zainab Yakubu Lado was wedded to Prof. Wasiju Madina Almustafa, Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State stood in for the groom during the wedding pronouncement.

On her part, Sabira Yakubu Lado was wedded to Aminu Abubakar Musa who was represented by the Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Umar Namadi.

The guests were received by the Katsina State Governor, Malam Dikko Umar Radda who accompanied them to the wedding venue alongside dozens of other dignitaries.

The dignitaries include federal and state lawmakers, District Heads, other traditional title holders, business men, captains of industry and politicians from different parts of the country.

The wedding fatiha was also attended by members of the PDP from the 361 political wards of the state and dozens of party bigwigs from including a former Secretary to the Katsina State Government, Alhaji Mustafa Inuwa.

The Katsina State Chairman of Jama'atu Izalatul Bid'a wa Iqamatus Sunnah (JIBWIS), Sheik Yakubu Musa Hassan led prayers for a blissful married life for the brides and grooms and made supplications for peace and sustainable development of the country.

A former Senator, former House of Representatives Member, former board member at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), former Chairman of Kankara Local Government and three-time runner-up in Katsina State governorship elections, Sen. Yakubu Lado has remained a politician to reckon with in Katsina State and at national level.

He has also earned a name as a philanthropist that offers various forms of assistance to orphans, widows, IDPs, students, politicians and less privileged persons.