"You die for nothing": Takeaway lesson from Al-Nur Mosque (Photos)

Atiku and Osinbajo share a mirthful laughter

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, pioneer chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission scored a major political goal on Saturday when he brought Nigeria’s political and business elites together at the Al-Nur Mosque in Abuja.

They came to attend the wedding of Nuhu’s two sons, Mahmud and Abubakar Sadiq, to their beloved partners, Aminatu Ismaila and Fatima Jijiwa. President Buhari was the only major political actor that was absent, but he was ably represented by a delegation led by Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari.

Luckily, the wedding was held without incident.

Tinubu and Atiku discuss at the wedding. Months ago, Tinubu’s party and Atiku’s were fighting over Aso Rock

Buhari’s digital economy minister Isa Pantami and Atiku

However, images out of the occasion offered some sobering lessons to Nigeria’s political followers, who break bottles and kill themselves, all in the name of politics. At the top, the elite ‘Dey Kampe’, to use a pidgin phrase made popular by former president Olusegun Obasanjo. The political elite surely know how to sort themselves out despite superficial differences and acrimony on the political turf.

VP Osinbajo and ex-VP Atiku Abubakar

APC, PDP dignitaries at the wedding fatiha of Nuhu Ribadu’s sons in Abuja

Femi Otedola, Aliko Dangote and Isa Pantami at the wedding

Garba Shehu greets his former boss Atiku

Just watch Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar sharing one big mirthful laughter. Watch Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar discuss as old friends or Digital Economy Minister, Isa Pantami sit calmly beside Abubakar Atiku and Garba Shehu, Buhari’s spokesman going to take a bow, before Atiku, who was his boss for a long time..

The truth is ‘there is no fight upstairs’. It’s political ‘make believe’. We cannot but agree with the comment of Oluwaseyi Adeniyi, who posted photos of the wedding showing the dignitaries sharing camaraderie: Today at the Wedding Fatiha of Mahmud Nuhu Ribadu & Amina Aliyu Ismaila, Son of Mallam @NuhuRibadu at The Al-Nur Mosque Abuja. And you think our political elites are fighting? If you allow yourself to be killed all in the name of defending them. You die for nothing”.

This is the takeaway lesson from Al Nur Mosque in Abuja.

*Updated with Garba Shehu-Atiku’s photo

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Jasper says:

January 13, 2020 at 6:47 am

If Atiku’s mandate wasn’t stolen. For sure, he would never be so irresponsible, reckless and corrupt as to endorse the 37 billion earmarked by the Buhari led federal government for the renovation of national assembly.

They keep accusing everyone else of being corrupt, yet their expenditures and addiction to loans clearly shows they are evidently the most incredibly wicked and corrupt government ever in Nigeria.

This is a government that conducted the 2019 election with 242 billion, whereas the much maligned Jonathan conducted 2015 election with 95 billion.

Who now, is corrupt? What a hypocritical government. What a fantastically corrupt regime. What a big time failure. What a huge mistake

What a situation. i take a stroll. Nonsense.

Bob says:

January 15, 2020 at 1:43 pm

Jasper, you no dey hear word. Stop insulting and fighting anyone. All of them are the same. You guys are even worse.

Chukqubuezeogeniile says:

January 12, 2020 at 6:50 pm

Atiku needs such face saving ceremonies . He lost badly and offcourse his antics are well known. The only mission Atiku has is to get to our treasury and loot us dry.
Now, no way. He is defeated.