By Prince Suleiman Adinoyi
Lokoja, the Kogi State capital was agog as prominent personalities in state registered their at Hon. Nda Aaron’s wedding ceremony. Notable personalities include Dr. Mrs Folashade Ayoade, the Secretary to Kogi State Government; Chief Edward Onoja, the Chief of Staff to Kogi State Governor; Engr. Abubakar Ohere, Special Adviser for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs; the Special Adviser on Multilateral Donors and Special Projects, Hon. Adoga Ibrahim, the Commissioners for Culture and Tourism, Budget and Planning Hon. Muhammed Awwal and other government top shots.
The powerful trailblazer, Hon. Fatoju, the Chief Administrator of Bassa, Hon Alumka; Hon Shiru Lawal of Lokoja L.G.A, several Local Government Administrators; Special Advisers, some commissioners, Senior Special Assistants, traditional rulers and religious leaders honoured the occasion.
Also the Chairman, Kogi State Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Bishop John Ibenu, chieftains of the All Progressives Congress (APC), political leaders from Lokoja, as well as politicians and captain of industries thronged the wedding venue for the powerful Senior Special Assistant on Mobilization to the governor, Hon. Nda Aaron and Princess Enyo.
The Greater Light Gospel Christian Centre International, Adankolo and Reverton Hotel, Lokoja, the venues of the Church wedding and reception ceremonies were filled to its brim with various calibre of dignitaries whose power dressing and tens of Sports Utility Vehicles(SUVs) that ferried them to witness the holy matrimony, marked them out as the fortunate ones.
The wedding was a spectacular show of glamour and opulence in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, by the eminent Kogites and Nigerians that witnessed it. Nda Aaron and Enyo having been pronounced Husband and Wife by Pastor Daniel Praise Bala, the General overseer of Greater Light Church at about 11:00am, the couple then immediately proceeded to Reverton Hotel where the Honourable Special Adviser for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Engr. Abubakar Ohere chaired the occasion as delegated by the Chief of Staff to the Governor (CEDO). Hon. Ohere eulogised Nda Aaron.
According to Ohere, “Nda Aaron was a key supporter that brought this government to a practicable meridian, likewise a major contributor to the New Direction government”.
In this same bearing, Hon. Edward Onoja described Nda Aaron as a man of three qualities which are “Consistently Consistent, Man of Unusual Faith, and Promise Keeper cum Task Finisher”.
He said Nda Aaron’s name will feature prominently from one to seven if you draw a list of those that contributed immensely towards the aspiration of Governor Yahaya Bello’s ambition to a visible height. He then blessed and prayed for them.
The SSG, in the same deportment supported Hon. Ohere and the Chief of Staff’s avowals. She acknowledged the efforts of Nda Aaron in support of the New Direction government. She gave them the techniques for a lasting marital life.