President Bola Tinubu and more than ten governors were among the dignitaries who witnessed the wedding of Governor Sheriff Oborewvori's son, Clinton Oborevwori and her beau Knowledge Davidson in Asaba on Saturday.
Wives of some governors and deputy governors also attended the ceremony held at the Living Faith Church in the Delta State capital.
Among the governors were the Chairman of the Nigerian Governors Forum and Governor of Kwara State, Alhaji AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq; the governors of Adamawa, Ahmadu Fintiri; Agbu Kefas of Taraba, Douye Diri of Bayelsa; Sim Fubara, (Rivers) and Dapo Abiodun (Ogun).
Others are Caleb Muftwang, (Plateau); Dapo Oyebanji, (Ekiti); Usman Ododo, (Kogi); Senator Hope Uzodinma (Imo), while they were wives of the Oyo State Governor, Mrs. Tamunominini Makinde; of Abia State Governor, Mrs. Cecilia Otti, Sokoto State Governor, Fatima Aliyu and her Yobe State counterpart, Mrs. Mai Mala Buni, graced the occasion.
Others are; Delta State Deputy Governor Sir Monday Onyeme, Bauchi Deputy Governor Mohammed Jatau; his Enugu and Anambra counterparts, Ifeanyi Ossai and Dr. Onyeka Ibezim, the former governor of the state, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and his wife, Edith, as well as the national chairman of the PDP Ambassador. Umar Damagun.
Representative of the President of the Senate, Senator Joel-Onowhakpo Thomas, Minister of State for Petroleum, Senator Heinekens Lokpobiri, former President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki, Chief of Defense Staff, General Christopher Musa, and Mr. Julius Rone of UTM Oil and Gas, Members of the National Assembly, members of the Delta State House of Assembly, commissioners, other senior government officials and captains of industries attended.
Speaking on the occasion, President Tinubu described Governor Sheriff Oborevwori as a bridge builder and a model political leader, following the caliber of people from all political divides who graced his son's wedding in Asaba.
Represented by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, SAN, the President said Governor Oborevwori has been a governor for all Deltans since he assumed office.
He praised him for being a pan-Deltanic and detribalized governor, saying that if all leaders shun political and religious leanings, Nigeria would be a better place for all citizens to fulfill the destiny assigned to them by God.
While wishing the couple success in their marriage, President Tinubu charged them to let Christ be the driver of their marriage and reminded the couples of the need to live up to their marriage oath.
In an interview at the ceremony, the groom's father and Governor of Delta State, Rt. Honorable Sheriff Oborevwori, expressed his gratitude to President Tinubu, his brother governors and all guests at the ceremony for honoring him and his family , and described him as a good man who does not consider party political issues in his dealings.
“Mr President sent the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, who is also one of ours, to represent him here and he spoke very well and the people of Delta are very happy.
“We are not surprised because he is our father-in-law, the wife is partly from here, so we are very happy,” Oborevwori said.
Continuing, the Governor said: “It is a great joy for the Oborevwori family that one of my sons is getting married today, the wedding was successful and we praise God.
“It is the joy of every parent to see their children get married after raising them to that particular marriageable age. “I am very happy today and may God continue to bless your marriage.”
He advised the couple to stay together, saying; “There is no perfect marriage and they need to persevere because marriage is an institution from which one does not graduate.
“It is about patience and understanding and they must also pray because it is with prayer that they can move forward and have a very peaceful home.”
Chairman of the occasion and Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Dauda Lawal, said marriage was a union of honour, hence the need for couples to live an exemplary lifestyle.
He said the variety of personalities drawn from different political parties, business community, technocrats and sympathizers was a clear testimony to the governor's detribalized disposition.
He advised the couple to defend understanding as a tool to overcome marital challenges, noting that it was necessary to protect against third-party interference in their union.
In a sermon on how union brings success in marriages, the State Pastor of Winners Church, Pastor Adekunle Shiyanbade, said any union based on the fear of God, selfless love, truth and fellowship will overcome all challenges marriages.
Pastor Shiyanbade said the cracks in most marriages were due to poor communication, unwarranted secrecy, lack of prayer and insincerity.
He congratulated the new couple, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Oborevwori, for finding sincere love in each other and charged them to allow Christ to remain the center of their marriage.
The cleric said the deterioration of morality in society is due to breakdowns in marriage and advocated the need for couples to keep at bay anything that could jeopardize their union.