Obasanjo, others attend Jonathan’s daughter’s wedding

Former President Olusegun Obasan­jo joined other dignitaries to grace the church wedding of Pres­ident Goodluck Jona­than’s foster daughter, Inebharapu and her husband Simeon, at the National Christian Cen­tre, Abuja, yesterday.
Obasanjo arrived in the venue with Dr. Andy Uba and some other aides before the commencement of the service. He was ushered into the hall amidst standing ova­tion and took his seat at the VIP section. A loud applause from the congregation also greeted his introduction dur­ing the service.
In his admonition on the occasion, President Jonathan advised the couple to learn to solve their marital problems themselves without involv­ing a third party, including their parents. He further urged the couple to embrace the virtue of endurance, add­ing that they should not bring their problems to him, as he already had enough on his hands to handle.
The President, in his vote of thanks at the service, recognised the presence of Obasanjo.
Delivering his sermon, the Primate of the Church of Ni­geria, Anglican Communion, Most Revd. Nicholas Okoh, noted that although marriage as an institution was ordained by God, it had been having problems from the beginning with Adam and Eve.
He urged the couple to keep the vow they made before God so that they can attract the blessings therein to themselves. Okoh urged them to always forgive each other no matter what, warn­ing against keeping diary of offences for each other.
The cleric though noted the importance of money in marriage, he stressed that the bride and groom were not joined together as business partners.