Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar welcomed a delegation of influential guests to his Asokoro residence in Abuja on Wednesday.

The occasion was a formal request for the hand of his daughter, Hafsat Atiku Abubakar, in marriage to the family of Kashim Imam.

The Kashim Imam delegation was led by former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai.

Other guests include National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, former governors Sule Lamido of Jigawa State, and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State, among others.

A statement by AbdulRasheed Shehu, the Special Assistant (Broadcast Media) to the former vice president said, “The mini gathering was a testament to the esteem in which His Excellency Atiku Abubakar is held, and the significance of the occasion.”