Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo in Osun State, is expected to marry Firdauz Abdullahi, a Kano Princess from the Ado Bayero royal dynasty.
According to InsightnaijaTV, the royal wedding will take place on March 19, 2022, at 11 a.m. at Madakin Kano’s palace in Yola Quarters, Kano State.
According to the wedding invitation, after the wedding ceremony, a ladies-only reception would be held at the Palace of Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, at 4 p.m. on the same date.
It would be noted that the Oluwo dissociated himself from the news a few weeks ago, stating that he phoned Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to seek assistance for a prospective wedding in Kano State.
The monarch allegedly solicited money for the Kano wedding in a letter that was released online.
The Special Adviser to the Governor on Chieftaincy Affairs received the letter dated February 8, 2022, sent to the state Governor on behalf of Oyetola.
The letter read in part, “I have the instruction of the His Imperial Majesty, Oba (Dr.) Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo, to notify you of Oluwo’s decision to marry a princess from Kano Emirate, to be precise, Ado Bayero Dynasty.
“I wish to remind your Excellency that this kind of royal wedding within two notable traditional institutions in Nigeria will require huge expenses, which necessitate the support of the state government financially, even logistically.”
When asked about the issue, Oluwo’s Press Secretary, Alli Ibraheem, stated that the palace did not send any letter to the Governor.
Oluwo’s marriage to his Jamaican wife, Ms Chanel Chin, ended in December 2019.
