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Uyo and surrounding towns of Akwa Ibom state were agog all through the late morning into the early afternoon today when an usual social event became the talk of the town.
The news soon went viral, hitting the national scene when it filtered into the social media setting it ablaze in frenzied discussions.
What was supposed to be a not too major event in Akwa Ibom donned a high publicity hue when the identities of the key participants became public.
It was a wedding; an unusual one in our political climate.
Tongues started wagging when pictures from the wedding of Kufre Okon, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the Speaker of Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, RT. Hon. Onofiok Luke surfaced online.
However, what made news was not the wedding but the Speaker himself who was bestman to his CPS, an unusual combination in Nigeria.
A state house of assembly speaker standing in as best man not to the state governor or other political bigwig but to one of his staff!
Social media commentators showered praises on the Speaker, who recently celebrated his 40th birthday for his humility and for the honour done his CPS.
Friends were, however, quick to point out to TheNewsGuru.com that the Speaker and his Chief Press Secretary have been close friends, a friendship which predates the Speakers high office.
TheNewsGuru.com reports that Onofiok was first elected to the Akwa Ibom state legislature in April 2011. He was overwhelmingly reelected for a second term on April 11, 2015. On December 21, 2015, the 26-member Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly unanimously elected him as the 11th Speaker of the parliament.
See pictures from the wedding below: