Three children of the Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari's children are set to get married.

In the build-up to the ceremony, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami served as the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari's representative at the wedding khutbah of Maigari's children.

The event held today in Sokoto State.

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami represents President Muhammadu Buhari at the wedding khudbah of the three children of the Hon. Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, in Sokoto, on 17th January 2020.@MBuhari @DrIsaPantami pic.twitter.com/hyVp9Dul6A

— Ahmad Bello Sulaiman (@AhmadBeello) January 17, 2020

Khudbah (Khutbah) is a primary formal occasion for public preaching in the Islamic tradition.

Before the marriage, the assembly of nikah is addressed with a marriage sermon (khutba-tun-nikah) by the Muslim officiating the ceremony. In marriage societies, customarily, a state-appointed Muslim judge (Qadi) officiates the nikah ceremony and keeps the record of the marriage contract.

Prophet Muhammad (S) made it his tradition (sunnah) to have a marriage sermon delivered in the assembly to solemnize the marriage. The sermon invites the bride and the groom, as well as the participating guests in the assembly to a life of piety, mutual love, kindness, and social responsibility.