Okonjo-Iweala's son weds Chinua Achebe's granddaughter, the couple are graduates from Harvard university (photos)

It has just been reported that son of former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, got married to the granddaughter of popular Nigerian novelist, poet and critic, Chinua Achebe.

The private traditional wedding between Uchechi Iweala and Chioma Achebe reportedly took place in Umuahia, Abia state.

Present at the traditional wedding ceremony were families of the couple. The lovebirds also stunned in beautiful traditional attires.

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Son of the former minister of finance, Uchechi is a Harvard-trained scholar having graduated from the Harvard Medical School in 2014. He works in Washington, DC and specializes in Orthopaedic Surgery while Chioma is also a graduate of Harvard Law and Business school and works as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group (BSG), Washington D.C.

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It was earlier reported that as the year kicked off on Monday, January 1, Nigerian musician Yakub Jubril better known as YQ took to social media to share news of his engagement to his fiancée.

Congratulations!

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Source: Naija.ng