Sadiya Umar Farouq, minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, is in New York promoting a UN campaign against poverty as a wild rumour of a wedding to President Muhammadu Buhari ripples.
In a tweet, the minister, supposedly getting married to Buhari on Friday, canvassed for active participation of citizens in ending poverty.
“On October 17, join us as we #WalkOutPoverty. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is commemorated to encourage active participation by all to respect the rights & dignity of people living in poverty.#WalkOutPoverty#EndPoverty#Children @ossap_sdgs,” the tweet read.
On October 17, join us as we #WalkOutPoverty. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is commemorated to encourage active participation by all to respect the rights & dignity of people living in poverty.#WalkOutPoverty#EndPoverty#Children @ossap_sdgspic.twitter.com/PyQAnFS4Mk
— Sadiya Umar Farouq (@Sadiya_farouq) October 11, 2019
Nigerians on Twitter have asked the minister to disclose details of the “wedding”.
Adewale, a Twitter user, asked the minister to display pre-wedding pictures as well as pictures of the venue.
“Hon, her Excellency in coming,we should be seeing pre-wedding pictures, pictures of venue. You and baba should not disappoint us o! Wailers won’t let us rest,” he tweeted.
Another user, said: “Is today not supposed to be your wedding? Common get inside for your make up and gele tying. Dont spoil our baba day ooooo. Na beg i dey beg you.”
Hon,her Excellency in coming,we should be seeing pre-wedding pictures,pictures of venue.
You and baba should not disappoint us o! Wailers won’t let us rest.— Adewale (@Adewale02390107) October 11, 2019
Is today not supposed to be your wedding? Common get inside for your make up and gele tying. Dont spoil our baba day ooooo. Na beg i dey beg you.
— Ayobolaji (@bolajiayo) October 11, 2019
Leave this one first, hope Jollof rice go dea later today abi?
— Chief Observer of the order of Niger.. (@Ogbeni_Wale) October 11, 2019
Don’t miss your flight please. It’s going down today
— Muntasir Aliyu Shehu-Othman (@Sir_Dollars) October 11, 2019
today na today we go shake body — M A L L A M
R E T W E ET (@MallamRetweet) October 11, 2019
See our wife ooo, the guests are arriving already na. The wedding planner has been all over the place looking for you
— The Lagos tailor (@kazlaw01) October 11, 2019
Our in coming first Lady #BUSA19
— Abdul
(@PrinceAOla) October 11, 2019
Aisha Buhari, wife of the president, is currently on a trip to the United Kingdom.