Popular Muslim activist, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, was absent from the wedding reception of his daughter, Dr. Jihad Anjorin (nee Akintola) that took place on Saturday.

Akintola said the reason for his absence at the wedding reception was to discourage “lavish spending.”

The activist, who doubles as the President of the Muslim Rights Concern, explained that two of his daughters got married without holding a reception.

Despite his absence, though, friends and some members of his family, including his wife, were present at the wedding reception, which held at Alausa, Lagos.

While the husband, Abdulganiy Anjorin, is a lawyer, the wife, Jihad, is a dentist.

It was learnt that the wedding reception had Akintola’s approval, however; as he had earlier held the wedding fatiha for the couple, attended by 24 persons, in his home on Friday.

He confirmed that he rejected appeals from friends of his son-in-law that he should honour them with his presence at the reception without spending money to organise it.

He said, “Let me state, ab initio, and for the avoidance of any doubt, that I love my daughter, the lucky bride.

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Na him know.They don do the wedding.