Six months after the urbane Osile of Oke Ona of Egbaland, Oba Adedapo Tejuosho, held an elaborate wedding for Princess Layebi, one of his daughters, it was the turn of Princess Abisoye to be so given out under even more glamorous bliss and grandiose blitz. The ancient city of Abeokuta, where the 79-year-old Oba Tejuosho has been the paramount ruler for decades, was awash with matchless mixes of screaming colours and gaiety.
Oba Tejuosho ensured that he pulled high society, the royal class where he is a primus inter pares and power brokers to the wedding of a daughter that has been the apple of his eyes. A traditional wedding of influence and affluence, yet, with echoes of modernity and unforgettable merriment, the elated Princess Abisoye and her prince charming, Adebisi Adeoti, were confident yet, not cocky, as they reeled out their wedding vows to the delight of the colourful guests. Standing close to each other, though not quite in status but certainly in each of their contributions to the glorious occasion and the years ahead, it was obvious that their vows of “we’re in this together” would last. They exchanged knowing glances and smilingly snuggled up to each other while naira notes rained on them as they danced to the music of evergreen juju maestro, Chief Ebenezer Obey.
