Dimeji Bankole, a former speaker of the House of Representatives, finally gave love a second chance when on Friday, January 15, 2020, he tied the knot with Aisha Shinkafi Saidu, the daughter of Kebbi Governor, Atiku Bagudu, in Abuja.
Following his divorce from his first wife, Olaitan in 2017, after the death of their child, Dimeji Bankole who was once a governorship candidate in Ogun State, had remained single until now, when he finally found the right partner.
The bride, a lawyer and graduate of the University of Hull in the UK, is a granddaughter of late Alh. Umaru Shinkafi, a political heavyweight and onetime head of Nigeria’s security organisation. The bride’s mother is Shinkafi’s daughter and a sister to the former Zamfara Governor, Aliyu Shinkafi.
A quiet introduction ceremony already took place between the two families according to Islamic and traditional injunctions.
Yesterday’s ceremony was a very quiet one, only among close friends and family members in line with adhering to COVID-19 safety protocols.
