Narrating his experience at the wedding, the movie producer, began by revealing how top government officials and ministers struggled for seats in the reception hall.
Read his article and see more photos below:
“Let me just give a slice of it; all these big men you guys see in
power and out of it are all hustlers like you and me! Captains of
industries and Government officials were in a flux and fight to enter
the hall which was barricaded by stern security men at the International
Conference Centre.
The protocol is that once the President enters the hall; the doors
are shut and no one gets in or out till the President leaves. So, there
was a scramble to enter. There were rumpled and creased clothes on
people after the scramble. A couple of ladies lost their headscarves and
head ties and gave us shocking glimpses of their ‘Abolo’ heads!” he
wrote
| Faith and Godswill dancing into the reception hall |
Moving on to the security at the wedding, Charles said “The
President’s security detail at the venue was stern but professional.
They didn’t give a hoot who you were. Orders are orders. Everyone who
entered; those that mattered wanted to be seen by the President or First
Lady and a small line of diffident favor-seekers or friends was formed
but many could not pass through the security detail to just greet Mr.
President.”
| Good luck Jonathan and Mama Peace |
Mocking politicians and antagonists of Goodluck Jonathan’s
administration, he further wrote “Let me shock you guys a bit. The
biggest critics of President Jonathan, the opposition parties or
cliques, the rabble-rousers and all were mostly there at the wedding! I
was shocked! Politicians! That’s how they deceive you all by crying wolf
and abusing the President yet they run to him to prostrate at night or
in private! Those of you who follow blindly these people…be careful!
I even saw Dele Momodu, who lambasts President Jonathan every week
for the past four years on Thisday backpage on Saturday, taking pictures
and going round shaking hands. He shook my hands too. Look, in politics
there are no permanent friends or enemies: just permanent interests!”
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| Charles Novia |
He rounded up on this note:
“I must hand it to GEJ; he shielded his family from public glare. I
mean; how many of us know he has three biological children and three
adopted with this new bride being an adopted child he took in about 15
years ago? Very touching.
The couple got gifts of over 60 brand new cars as presents from what a
close source told me. ‘Bastardly rich’ Nigerians fell over themselves
to give presents. There was a group of orange-scarved women who caused a
stampede in the hall after the wedding rushing for gifts and stuff!
Wetin? People nor get shame? The presents given to the guests were
magnifique! Not anything ostentatious but just cool.
This Nigeria is great, sha! Odiegwu!”
