Former Kogi East Senator Emmanuel Dangana Ocheja, 74, has married 18-year-old Winifred. The news came from a Facebook post by businessman Prince Isaac Fayose who noted that Winifred is the best friend of the senator’s granddaughter. The couple held their traditional wedding on September 13,2026 and their white wedding took place in Abuja on September 19,2026. Videos from the traditional ceremony show them dancing together in traditional attire.
Ocheja is a lawyer and politician. He represented Kogi East in the 7th National Assembly from 2011 to 2015. He is a member of the All Progressives Congress and runs a law firm with offices in Abuja, Kano and Lagos. He comes from a royal background in the Igala Kingdom in Kogi State.









