Funke Egbemode hosts ex Gov Emmanuel Uduaghan’s birthday at daughter’s wedding

By Paul Ukpabio

Journalist and sitting President of Nigerian Editor’s Guild Funke Egbemode, had her full day of joy penultimate Saturday, when she gave out her beautiful daughter Adetoun’s hand in marriage to handsome Temitayo. The event which took place at Anvil Event Centre at Billingsway road, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos, had in attendance, high society people,
the media, friends and well wishers.

The marriage ceremonies started with the early morning engagement rites and then hours later, snowballed into a lavish wedding reception that had a four in one ceremony at same venue.   

The party colours were purple and yellow for families and guests while the bride and groom changed from one attire to another. It was their day!

The Chairman of the day was no other person but the ex Governor of Delta state, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan. For him, the day was full of surprises. According to him, he did not know that he was going to be made the chairman of the day, and added to that, since it was his birthday, an array of birthday celebration had already been tucked into the day’s event without his prior knowledge!

So for ex Gov Emmanuel Uduaghan’s 62^nd birthday, a huge birthday cake was rolled out with paparazzis having a field day capturing the shots!

Then came in the bride and groom in dance steps that were out of this world! Just as the reception ceremonies kicked off in grand style, the Master of Ceremony Gbenga Adeyinka the 1^st, announced his 22^nd wedding anniversary, and trust Lagos socialites, they quickly gulped wine on his behalf!

But it was not yet over. Guests were shocked when after the marriage rites of the youngest couple in town was rounded up, a new couple was warming up to join the married peoples league in nearest future, guess what, a young man, made a marriage proposal, to his charming girlfriend right there at the event! Of course, she gladly and publicly accepted! 

At the event also were: the ex Senate President Pius Ayim Pius, Senator Ganiu Olanrewaju Solomon, ex Governor of Ogun state, Chief Olusegun Osoba, ex Governor of Anambra state, Mr Peter Obi, ex IG Arase,  CP of Lagos, Fatai Owoseni, two term ex Edo state Commissioner of Information Mr Louis Odion, Ogun state Hon Commissioner Dayo Adebeye, NFA Pinnick, the Ooni of Ife’s representative, and an array of chiefs among others.