Aisha Buhari, wife of the
president, wants to be addressed as the first lady of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, henceforth.
This is contrary to her husband’s
campaign promise not to recognise the office of the first lady which he had
said was unconstitutional.
“The office of the first lady is
not in the constitution, so there’s no official role for them,” Buhari had said
in the buildup to the 2015 presidential election.
After her husband announced his
reservations for the office, Aisha agreed that she would perform her role
traditionally if Buhari scrapped the office.
“If the office of the first lady
is constitutionally recognised, he will not tamper with it; but if it is not,
that’s okay. For me, I will perform my duties and role as the wife of the
president of Nigeria traditionally,” she had said during the inaugural meeting
of the APC women presidential campaign in 2014.
But that was five years ago.
Speaking at a ceremony for wives of governors in Abuja on Thursday, Buhari’s
wife demanded to be addressed as first lady, saying this should take immediate
effect.
She said the title: “wife of the
president”, had been causing confusion among governors’ wives and that had to
be resolved.
“When my husband was elected
newly, I personally chose to be called the wife of the president,” she said.
“But I realised that it was
causing confusion from the state as to whether the wives of state governors are
to be addressed as the first ladies or wives of the governors.
“So, forgive me for confusing you
from the beginning, but now I choose to be called the first lady.”
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Aisha, is everything okay with you? Are you sure you're fine? so you're tired of the other room or what? was it not your husband that said there's nothing like first lady, he canceled it
ReplyDeleteEpele o...Madam first lady!
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