BUHARI’S 74-YEAR-OLD MINISTER NANONO MARRIES 18 YEAR-OLD GIRL

THE 74-YEAR-OLD MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ALHAJI MUHAMMAD SABO NANONO, HAS REPORTEDLY MARRIED AN 18-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM KADUNA.

THE SECRET WEDDING HAPPENED SATURDAY IN JERE TOWN OF KADUNA STATE, WITH FEW PEOPLE AS WITNESSES.

THE YOUNG WIFE, IDENTIFIED AS RAKIYA, HAS JUST LEFT SCHOOL AND HAS ALREADY SETTLED IN THE MINISTER’S TAMANDU CLOSE RESIDENCE IN KANO.

REPORTS SAY NANONO’S FAMILY KICKED AGAINST THE WEDDING ON ACCOUNT OF THE 56 YEAR-GAP BETWEEN THEM.

BUT ACCORDING TO HIS BIOGRAPHY PUBLISHED BY HIS MINISTRY, HE IS MARRIED AND HAS MANY CHILDREN.

HE WAS BORN IN TOFAI, GABASAWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KANO STATE ON 11 APRIL 1946.

HE IS NOW THE VILLAGE HEAD OF TOFAI