President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha, today made a u-turn following her controversial BBC interview where she expressed her dissatisfaction about the APC led government, she even went as far as saying she will not support her husband in 2019. However Mrs Buhari on Thursday reassured Nigerians that she was committed to the success of her husband’s administration.
In her first public comment since the furore ignited by her criticism of her husband’s administration in an interview she granted the BBC Hausa Service, Mrs. Buhari said she was relieved that the administration had started to fulfill some of the promises the president made during the electioneering campaigns.
Mrs. Buhari spoke when she paid a visit to Benisheik, one of the liberated towns of Borno State, to flag off the distribution of relief items to displaced rural women. She made the gesture under the Get Involved initiative, a sub-component of her pet project, Future Assured.
The initiative seeks to harness donations from individuals and organisations for the support of victims of violence.
The president’s wife told the gathering that she was committed to seeing her husband succeed as president of Nigeria.
In the BBC interview, Mrs. Buhari had criticised her husband for allegedly sidelining his long-term loyalists and political associates.
She also vowed not to support his bid for reelection unless he quickly corrected the perceived anomaly.
The president’s public response suggesting his wife had no business expressing views on his government, and that she belonged in the kitchen, further stoked the controversy.
But Mrs. Buhari appeared to have put the controversy behind her on Thursday as she flew into the North-east state, worst affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.
Mrs. Buhari, who arrived the Maiduguri International Airport at about noon in the company of wives of service chiefs and political party women leaders, was received by the wife of Borno State governor, Nana Shettima.
From the airport she and her team were flown in a Nigerian Airforce Agusta-105 combat chopper to Kaga, headquarters of Kaga local government area of the state.
Awaiting her in the town was a delegation of Borno State government officials led by Governor Kashim Shettima.
Addressing the gathering in Kaga, Mrs. Buhari said she was happy that her husband’s government had begun to fulfill campaign promises to Nigerians, and “especially to the distressed people of Borno state”.
She said: “On our campaign promises to Nigerians, especially to the people of Borno State, we thank Almighty Allah for giving us the opportunity of beginning to fulfill these promises.
“That is the essence of being a good leader; when you promise, you try to fulfill your promises.
“That is what we are all after. And what I am after in particular is the success of my husband’s administration. And we can’t do it alone, except with the help of the governors, their wives and members of our progressive party and all Nigerians.”
Mrs. Buhari said the distribution of relief items was part of her Get Involved project, which she hopes to carry on in the state through a committee led by the wife of the state governor.
“As you are all aware, some weeks ago, I had launched a component of my programme, Future Assured, known as Get Involved, which is aimed at bringing all Nigerians together; and it has integrated and united the people of Nigeria.
“The launching of Future Assured has consolidated and united the people of Nigeria. The relief items you are seeing today were received from well-meaning Nigerians who sent their regards and congratulatory messages.
“It is on that note that I am here today to flag off the distribution of the food items donated by well-meaning Nigerians from across the country. I thank all Nigerians for this support for the people of Borno State.”
Earlier, the Borno state governor and his wife commended Mrs. Buhari for making regular visits to Borno State. Mrs. Shettima noted that Thursday’s visit was the third since her husband assumed the presidency of Nigeria in May 2015.
Governor Shettima said Kaga town was totally destroyed and sacked by Boko Haram insurgents, until it was liberated with the coming of the administration of President Buhari.
“Two years ago it would have been impossible for us to hold this kind of high-level occasion here; our security forces would never have allowed us for fear of the unknown,” the governor said.
“But today we are here under an atmosphere of peace and tranquility, and this is the situation that is prevailing in most parts of Borno state.
“We want to thank our mother, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, who has shown so much love and affection to Borno State. This is not her first time of coming to Borno. And this time she even ventured to visit the hinterland to see how our people are faring and to show empathy and support to the people of Kaga local government.
“We are mightily proud of her; we are eternally indebted to her and insha Allah (by God’s grace), in the fullness of time when the history of this epoch is going to be written, her name will be written in gold.
“You are indeed a proud daughter of the North-east and you have played a pivotal role in the passage of the bill establishing the North-east Development Commission. And it is pertinent to mention that you are of Borno by extraction.
“We want to thank you and all members of your delegation, especially eminent persons like Dame Pauline Tallen, former deputy governor of Plateau State, who has been with Her Excellency, wife of the president, each time she visits Borno and other places in Nigeria.” Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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ReplyDeleteI was going to say that. She was overwhelmed by the situation of the country so she forgot she was in a sensitive position. I was beginning to think she's becoming a veshti.
Delete...inconsistency lies and confusion is what this useless APC government has brought to Nigeria. Why won't Nigeria be in this terrible state with such people and government. May God save this country from the hands of these wolves in sheep skin.
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Madman, you don start again! Go and see a cele or cheru pastor because your state of health has degenerated beyond the capacity of a psychiatrist. Isiaka omoyibo!
DeleteNice woman, who knows her onions.
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We all know the mentality of the north we all know you are saying this because a lot of them come to you and tell you to abandone the truth to support your husband because as a muslem woman you have no say in the afears of the family
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ReplyDeleteShe has not made a U-turn. Rather the husband is beginning to see clearer. She want the best for her family. Promise must be kept.
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DeleteYes, we heard Abba Kyari has been causing problems and fencing people from seeing Mr.President. With his suspension, I believe things will start working and he happens to be part of the beneficiaries that did not campaign. So Aisha was right.
DeleteYes, we heard Abba Kyari has been causing problems and fencing people from seeing Mr.President. With his suspension, I believe things will start working and he happens to be part of the beneficiaries that did not campaign. So Aisha was right.
DeleteSorry to say this,women do not think deeply before taking decision.
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ReplyDeleteThe deed is done, PMB cant win AGAIN. Aisha go back to the kitchen because the shinkafa is burning ooooo
ReplyDeleteAisha check if we still have enough gas. Aisha make sure you wash those plates.
Guys don't fall for these silly headlines created to lead you on. NE take caution otherwise you risk having more comments with less dedicated readers like me, I and the other serious news readers will move on to serious websites. Aisha did not make a u-turn, she is taking the position of a positive mindset and hoping for the best from her husbands administration. Its not everytime one complains, sometimes you need to he thankfully for the little you have and hope for the best to come later.
ReplyDeleteAisha give me food now or ......I wont come to the other room
ReplyDeleteAisha, the kitchen woman who sees that the sitting room is bad, the kitchen woman that sees that the environment is not conducive for habitation and she tells he husband to make changes for the betterment of the environment and she is being castigated for it. If Aisha belongs to the kitchen, then the Finance Minister should be sentenced to the kitchen. Then all the women public servants, civil servants, the women professionals and teachers should be sentenced to the kitchen as well. If Buhari does not send all these women to the kitchen, then Aisha does not belong to the kitchen. Aisha Buhari, you are a good woman who sees beyond the kitchen.
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