A Delta State highlife musician, Dr. Arube Otor, popularly known as Isoko Fela One, will marry three wives on the same day.
The marriage ceremony, scheduled for Sunday, January 19, 2025, will take place at the Anglican Church Field, London Base, Uzere Kingdom, Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.
The viral wedding flyer of the event features Arube dressed in a matching outfit with his three brides-to-be: Oghenekome, Ewoma and Oghenekaro, all hailing from Delta State.
Confirming the details of the wedding with Punch, Arube's adopted son, and one of the RSVP contacts for the event, Emperor Efih (Oscar), revealed that the musician initially intended to marry four women, but one withdrew for personal reasons.
Efih noted: “Arube married two women about 20 years ago. One divorced him, leaving him with only one wife. To save costs, he decided to marry four women this year. On the way, one got out.”
Arube, a celebrated figure in Delta's high-life music scene, has spent more than three decades in the industry.
Sharing an insight into the musician’s career, Efih said: “He is a legend of music in Delta. Sing Isoko highlife. He has been in the music scene for more than 30 years. However, at the beginning of his life he was a driver who mixed music with his career.
“He had a band with a group of people, but they broke up and he formed his dance band, which he called Arube, about 12 years ago. Since then, he has released more than 10 albums.”
Regarding the dynamics of his relationship with his girlfriends, Efih revealed that Arube's courtship with each woman occurred independently.
He said: “None of them are from his community, so he did not court them in the same place or at the same time. Two of the three women have given birth to a son, each one for him, and the other is still waiting for the fruit of her womb. He did the traditional ritual with them last year on the same day.”
The musician, who hails from Uzere Kingdom in Isoko South LGA, will be united in marriage with his wives representing different communities: Edafemaga in Ndokwa East LGA, Oruamudhu Ozoro Kingdom in Isoko North LGA and Uroto Quarter in Ozoro Kingdom, also in Isoko . LGA North.
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