The wife of Nigeria’s president elect speaking in a recent interview
published by Tribune, said that she is beginning to think the glory of
the office died with the late Mariam Babangida.
Aisha Buhari during a women campaign rally in Edo state
Read excerpts from the interview below:
You urged people not to stone anybody, why are you taking the path
of peace?
Since democracy has come to stay, we are supposed to practise it
like we practise our religions. Our children copy from us so, we
should never preach violence. We have to play politics with morality,
integrity and with capacity, not violence.
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Judging by all the bashes that the current first lady gets from
different quarters, are you in anyway scared of taking this position?
No, I am not scared because I know my limitations and boundaries.
Once you attempt to go beyond where you should be, you can
receive all sorts of things.
Who are those you would say inspired you as a woman?
Every woman that can stand up for herself and on her own,
indomitable women and courageous women, those are my role
models.
What are your plans for the office of the first lady when your
husband assumes office?
First of all, as you said that the current first lady is receiving bashes
from all corners of the country. The former first lady, late Mariam
Babangida, may her soul rest in peace, introduced the office of the
first lady, but I am beginning to think that she died with the glory of
the office. I think I will prefer to be called the wife of the president of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria than the first lady of Nigeria.
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When you start performing as the first lady, what are those things
you will have in place as your give back to the people?
Like they normally ask me some questions about pet projects,
because some past first ladies normally had theirs, for me, maybe I
may have, but I don’t have one now because there are a lot of
problems in the country and there are lots of women with good
ideas. If I decided to come up with one programme, that will divert
everybody’s attention and I think the rest of the programme may not
come up or may not survive. If there are genuine projects from
different people, I will help champion the programmes rather than me
having only one pet programme.
Mrs. Aisha Buhari was born on the 17th of February 1971. She comes
from Adamawa state from the family of the first Minister of defense ,
Hon. Mohammadu Ribadu. She got married on the 2nd of December
1989. Mrs. Buhari is a thorough professional and an alumnus of the
famous Ahmadu Bello university where she earned a Bachelors in
Public administration. Her quest for more education took her into the
field of Physiotherapy and beauty therapy.

Dix woman to set..baba buhari get eyes

She looks like mama p

I love this woman.


I hope General Mohammed Buhari okechukwu Akintunde Oluwakayode will not send me to jail because of my love for her wife?

Anywell, best wishes to you my incomimg first lady.

Wife of the President, FRN Mrs Aisha Njideka Folake Buhari

This woman is an epitome of beauty and brain. It still baffle me that our president elect has only one wife till date. 1989 till date. That is a long time. God bless their union

This woman really thinks before she speaks.Her response to the pet project question is very very intelligent.

She is damn right ...

Why should the first lady champion her own project at the expense of other equally beneficial ones.

Her response to the question on women empowerment in a separate interview is also very wise...

She said you cannot appoint two or three well educated women as ministers and call that women empowerment because other women have little to zero gains to benefit from that action. Accirding to her, women empowerment in the real sense of the word should be about providing opportunities for the millions of women in rural and urban areas to be self sufficient and social amenities to cater for their peculiar needs.

She earned my respect there and then.

Money cannot by class... Patience is just too crass for my own taste.