Not a few were surprised
last weekend when the First Lady, Aisha Buhari and her team took up the publicity
aspect of her daughter, Zahra’s wedding to Ahmed Indimi. She churned out
pictures and every information on the wedding from both her twitter and Instagram handles.
Zahra and Ahmed |
Meanwhile, those following
the Indimis on social media, would know they love publicity and always active online. So, their ‘low key’ approach to
the ceremony especially the wedding Fathia and grand reception that took place
in Abuja, was a surprise—the groom’s sisters didn’t post any pictures!
Truth is, three of Ahmed’s
sisters were barred from the wedding by the First Lady, Aisha Buhari!
For these sisters— Ameena
Indimi Dalhatu, Yataka , her twin
sister, Zahra, aka, Ya’Gumsu, and the estranged wife of Mohammed Babangida, Rahama who is embroiled in a custody battle
with Babangida—the National Mosque and the Aso Rock Villa were no-go areas on Friday
December 16, 2016!
Zahra Indimi aka Ya’ Gumsu and husband |
All directors at their
father’s company, Oriental Energy Resources, these daughters of billionaire businessman,
Mohammed Indimi, were said to have upset both Aisha and President Muhammadu
Buhari before the Faithia wedding especially during the Lefe ceremony that witnessed the giving of 30 Louis Vuitton customised
boxes as gifts to Zahra Buhari.
Rahama |
The wedding was initially
postponed due to the brouhaha that incident generated.
According to a reliable source,
the Indimi sisters also caused a major embarrassment during a family
introduction/Lefe ceremony. That day, Yataka Indimi had insisted on taking her
mobile phone into the Presidential Villa, Abuja, contrary to security protocol.
Zahra and mum, Aisha |
She wanted to record all
the proceedings, including the delivery of the boxes made by the French luxury
brand, Louis Vuitton, with her mobile phone, despite the fact it was against
standard security protocol in the villa.
However, a struggle ensued
between Yataka and the security officials who tried to compel her to comply
with protocol, only for her to resist.
According to a reliable
family source, the argument degenerated to a scuffle, compelling the wife of
the Nasarawa State governor, Mrs. Tanko Almakura, to step in to stop the
altercation from getting out of hand and this may have injured her arm in the
process.
The sisters were reported
to have said many unprintable things about the Buharis which was later relayed
to the bride’s mother.
That wasn’t all.
By the time they brought in
the gifts, they were asked to await the arrival of their hosts and they sat on
the floor.
Not comfortable with their
reception, the entourage began to grumble again of not just a bad reception but
offered neither food nor water.
They were said to have also
protested that the mother of the bride wasn’t present to receive them.
They never knew of the
security devices in the Villa which makes it possible to hear whatever anyone
utters.
After the Villa scuffle
with security personnel, one of the Indimi girls made a post on Instagram where
she alleged that the less than two years in the Villa had changed the Buharis.
She, however, deleted the
post less than ten minutes later.
Sources revealed that Aisha
was put off by the undisciplined attitudes of these ladies, which we learned
was the reason she pointedly warned Ahmed to keep elder sisters away from all
the activities leading to the wedding ceremony until after he is officially
married to Zahra.
However, Adama Indimi,
former girlfriend of music sensation, Dbanj was at the Abuja ceremony. Dressed
in a lovely floor-length dress, she posted her personal pictures after the
wedding ceremony.
Adama Indimi |
Kemiashefonlovehaven learnt that this
was part of what necessitated the President’s wife to personally handle photographs
and write ups on her social media space.
Adama Indimi and a friend |
“The First Lady left nothing to
chance, because the publicity craving Indimi family would have ruined it,” the
source said.