Finally, the rumour that President Muhammadu Buhari has been in some kind of relationship with the minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouq, has been rested. She has now married the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar.
In August 2019, there were strong rumour that the President was to marry the minister, but was dispelled by the senior special assistant on media to the president, Garba Shehu.
According to a Daily Trust report, the wedding held on Friday, September 18, 2020, at the Maitama Juma’a Mosque in Abuja as confirmed by multiple sources.
The Daily Trust report said the event was a private affair as one of the sources disclosed that “very few people were invited to attend the wedding Fatiha because of the couple.
“Those close to them didn’t want to publicize the issue,” the source added.
The report added that Abubakar and Farouq have been dating for “a while” as revealed by the source.
“They have been in a relationship for a while and what happened on Friday has put to rest all the speculations about her relationship with President Muhammadu Buhari,” the source told Daily Trust.