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Stripped Of ''first Lady'' Title, Buhari.'s Wife Stubbornly Seeks Influence. by primcy(m): 8:45am On Jun 29, 2015
Two sources close to President Muhammadu Buhari have told
SaharaReporters that there was growing
concern over the apparent determination
of the president’s wife, Aisha Buhari, to
transform herself into a politically
powerful spouse, in defiance of her husband’s wishes. The sources remarked that President
Buhari had ordered that his wife not be
officially addressed as “First Lady,”
adding, however, that Mrs. Buhari has
been operating as one. Since Nigeria’s return to democratic
governance in 1999, the wives of
successive Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo,
Umaru Yar’Adua, and Goodluck Jonathan
had operated in a politically controversial
and high profile manner. Stella Obasanjo, the wife of Mr. Obasanjo, was known as a
quiet power broker who reportedly
demanded loyalty to herself from those
who worked closely with her husband.
She died on October 23, 2005 in Spain
during a secretive trip to perform cosmetic surgery to enhance her
physique. Mrs. Turai Yar’Adua emerged as a
brooding operator who became the
power behind the throne of her husband’s
Presidency. When Mr. Yar’Adua took
gravely ill and was hospitalized for long
periods in a Saudi hospital, his wife, Turai, oversaw an ambitious scam to
hoodwink Nigerians into believing that
her comatose husband was still ably
running Nigeria. Immediate past First Lady Patience
Jonathan exhibited some of the worst
attributes of recent presidential spouses.
A loquacious figure, she often inserted
herself in state affairs, openly feuded
with political figures, and was given to an ostentatious lifestyle. Her critics said she
often courted or demanded huge cash
gifts as well as land and cars from
political officials, including governors and
ministers. During his campaign for the Presidency,
Mr. Buhari had indicated that he would
ensure that his wife did not assume a
formal public and visible role as First
Lady. However, our two sources alleged that the
incumbent president’s wife seemed
determined to build herself into a First
Lady in the mold of her three past
predecessors. She was reportedly in a haste to move
into Aso Rock Villa, and ended up
relocating to the President’s official
residence three days before her husband
moved in. One source said she brought
along to Aso Rock three powerful friends who have been running her office as
though she has an official title. The three
The three
women are former Senator Pauline Tallen
from Plateau State, Fatimat Abubakar, a
wife of former Vice President Abubakar
Atiku, and a former Minister of Women Affairs, Hajia Hajo Sani. Our other source disclosed that the
activities of his wife’s three friends had
become a cause for concern for President
Buhari. “Mr. President [Buhari] is a simple
man by nature. He still doesn’t want his
wife, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, to begin to play the kind of role that First Lady Mrs.
Patience Jonathan played,” he said. Last week, President Buhari reportedly
ordered agents of the State Security
Services (SSS) to arrest his wife’s brother,
Musa Yola, for allegedly defrauding a
businessman of N300 million in exchange
for securecuring an oil bloc for his dupe. Source; saharareporters.com
Re: Stripped Of ''first Lady'' Title, Buhari.'s Wife Stubbornly Seeks Influence. by Nobody: 8:46am On Jun 29, 2015
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Re: Stripped Of ''first Lady'' Title, Buhari.'s Wife Stubbornly Seeks Influence. by Nobody: 8:48am On Jun 29, 2015
Freemanan:
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Re: Stripped Of ''first Lady'' Title, Buhari.'s Wife Stubbornly Seeks Influence. by Mogidi: 8:50am On Jun 29, 2015
Aisha is Hajiya Turai but in name only.
Re: Stripped Of ''first Lady'' Title, Buhari.'s Wife Stubbornly Seeks Influence. by innofyno(m): 8:51am On Jun 29, 2015
Now what?
Re: Stripped Of ''first Lady'' Title, Buhari.'s Wife Stubbornly Seeks Influence. by Nobody: 8:52am On Jun 29, 2015
Tazmode:
he he, you dey mark am like essay? grin
Yeso..
Like boring notes
Re: Stripped Of ''first Lady'' Title, Buhari.'s Wife Stubbornly Seeks Influence. by dhardline(m): 8:56am On Jun 29, 2015
The wife of obama uses the handle named flotus..which means first lady of the united states .I see nothing wrong in her being addressed as the first lady as long as she knows her limits and must not exceed them.
Re: Stripped Of ''first Lady'' Title, Buhari.'s Wife Stubbornly Seeks Influence. by donholy28(m): 8:58am On Jun 29, 2015
dat one na their problem…e no concern me
Re: Stripped Of ''first Lady'' Title, Buhari.'s Wife Stubbornly Seeks Influence. by rottennaija(m): 8:58am On Jun 29, 2015
lNonsense article.
Re: Stripped Of ''first Lady'' Title, Buhari.'s Wife Stubbornly Seeks Influence. by mkpakanaodogwu(m): 8:59am On Jun 29, 2015
300 million within weeks of assuming office,odikwa risky
Re: Stripped Of ''first Lady'' Title, Buhari.'s Wife Stubbornly Seeks Influence. by Nobody: 9:03am On Jun 29, 2015
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