Nigeria: Shettima tasks families on values of patience, honesty.

Tukur Tukur, Nigeria - July 26, 2026 Vice President Kashim Shettima has urged families and communities to promote the values of honesty, patience, and compassion. Shettima made the call during the wedding reception of Aishatu Buratai, daughter of former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen Tukur Buratai (rtd), and her husband, Umar Zoru. The vice president said that values of honesty and patience are tested every day at home According to him, while the family remains the oldest institution trusted by humanity, nations survive because families endure, and civilisations flourish because homes produce men and women of principle. Shettima, who was the special guest of honour at the event, noted that the home was measured by the kind of value it transfers from one generation to the other. "Our faith describes marriage as half of religion, and I have always understood why. It is at home that patience, honesty, and mercy are tested daily, far from the applause of strangers. "Today, we celebrate Aishatu and Umar and the families that raised them. Both households are known for service, discipline, and restraint. Yet what makes a family great is not prominence or influence. "The truest measure of a home is the value it transfers quietly from one generation to the next, a value that no lawyer can draft into a will, and no hardship can erase," he stated. Shettima reminded the bride and groom that they live in an age that rewards visibility above virtue, teaching young people how to pursue success without training them to sustain a relationship. He, however, stated that "marriage offers a rebellion against that emptiness. He observed that the marital union "teaches restraint in a season of excess, loyalty in a season of fleeting attachments, and, above all, responsibility, which is the price every meaningful love demands of us." Shettima said a lasting marriage " is built upon forgiveness, patience, friendship and the humility to choose each other again on the mornings when choosing is difficult." He pointed out that while affection alone cannot sustain a home, "beauty will change and fortunes may rise and fall. " But character is what keeps two people standing beside each other when life tests their convictions." The vice president congratulated the couple and prayed for Allah’s blessings upon their union, urging them to build their home on the foundations of love, patience, and mutual understanding He also commended their families for upholding values of unity, respect, and service to nation, The colourful wedding reception also featured prayers, goodwill messages, cultural and Durbar display, and musical performances.