The presidency has said that official portfolio was yet to be
assigned to Aisha, the wife of president Mohmmadu Buhari, overruling what
hitherto was known as “First Lady’s office”.
Apparently renaming it “Office of the Wife of the President”, the presidency however stated that Mrs. Buhari would, for now, be saddled with women and youth related issues in the country. The Presidency was reacting to allegations in some Nigerian media that the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has moved into the First Lady’s office in the Aso Villa.
Apparently renaming it “Office of the Wife of the President”, the presidency however stated that Mrs. Buhari would, for now, be saddled with women and youth related issues in the country. The Presidency was reacting to allegations in some Nigerian media that the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has moved into the First Lady’s office in the Aso Villa.
Describing the allegation as totally false and fictitious, the
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba
Shehu said that even though there was absolutely nothing
wrong with Mrs. Buhari
making use of the office space reserved for the First Lady, she had not done so
in her capacity.
Shehu stated that under president Buhari, the office shall be
completely different from what obtained in the past, saying that the era of the
First Ladies issuing oil wells and licenses was gone.
“President Buhari promised that there would be a clear difference
between the role played by his wife during his tenure and that played by many
previous First Ladies. “All that ostentation, ubiquitousness and arrogance we
have come to expect from the office are over and done with. Change has
come.
“The ideal platform from which she will be useful to Nigeria’s women and children is still being thought out. Once this has been concluded on, Mrs. Buhari’s role will become clearer to all Nigerians. There will be nothing shady or hidden about it. There will be no access to public funds. It will be purely private and voluntary”, he said.
The presidential spokesman recalled that the time Mrs. Buhari had
to make use of the office was at the beginning of the present administration.
He added that the meeting during which she hosted the wives of governors was held in a section of the Villa’s banquet hall, not in the First Lady’s office.
He added that the meeting during which she hosted the wives of governors was held in a section of the Villa’s banquet hall, not in the First Lady’s office.
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