Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has narrated how
she “struggled” to restore the glory of the office of first lady after she took
over from Patience Jonathan in 2015.
In her biography launched on Thursday, Aisha said the power
play around the first lady institution before her time created a negative
impression of how “dominating” it was.
The book which offered insight
into how she “devoted herself to the wellbeing” of her family and the “abuse of
first ladyship” in African countries.
The biography written by Daji Sani, a presidential aide, was titled, ‘Aisha Buhari: Being different’.
During Jonathan’s time as president from 2011 to 2015,
Patience was influential just as she was controversial.
She was said to have wielded so much power that after
leaving office, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) got the
court to seize some of her assets which it claimed were illegally acquired.
The biography narrated how Aisha “spear-headed a paradigm
shift” as wife of the president “to downplay the negative effect of the title.”
“Aisha Buhari was mindful that abuse of First Ladyship power
might create distrust and lack of confidence in the collective efforts of First
Ladies at addressing social issues,” it said.
“Although she still assumed the role of a shield bearer in
the family, she devoted herself to the wellbeing of her husband, family members
and political associates,, to enable her husband concentrate on the
administration of the country.”
ON RESTORING THE GLORY OF THE OFFICE OF FIRST LADY
The book recalled how Grace, wife of the late President
Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, allegedly got involved in “the official running of
the presidency to the extent of influencing major decisions.”
“Such First Ladyship
is a recipe for bad public relations. Later, she was accused of being
responsible for creating tension between the President and other executive
officials, which worked against him and eventually overturned his
administration,” it added.
“Similarly, in Nigeria, during the last administration, the
power play around the institution of First Ladyship started to create a
negative impression about the activities of First Ladies. Such behavior in the
public eye is regarded as dominating and unacceptable, and most times, it works
against the president’s overall influence.
“It is on record that Aisha had to take precautions in her
new role as First Lady in order to balance the equation. She (was) determined
and struggled to restore the glory of the office by accumulating goodwill
through good deeds. As First Lady, she speaks out eloquently in favour of the
masses.”
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com