Don’t worry, my husband won’t scrap office of First Lady if… – Mrs. Buhari

by Panshak Ibrahim

Aisha Buhari, the wife of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari, says her husband will rule the country with the rule of the law if elected President, and as such, will not tamper with the office of the ‘First Lady,’ provided it is constitutional.

While speaking to newsmen during the inaugural meeting of the APC women presidential campaign initiative held in Abuja on Saturday, January 24, Mrs Buhari, reacted to her husband’s promise to scrap the office of the First Lady.

Muhammadu Buhari had recently, stated that the office of the president’s wife is being used to steal public funds and was also not recognised by the constitution.

In her reaction, Aisha Buhari said: “When my husband is elected as the president of this country, he will rule the country within the rule of law based on the constitution of the country. 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. Wives of presidents have some traditional roles, like receiving guests, visiting orphanages, helping the less privileged people. They also lead in the fight for the right of women and malnourished children, infant mortality rate, kidnapping and girl-child trafficking,” she added.

While inaugurating the presidential campaign initiative, Buhari enjoined the women to unite and cooperate with the men by mobilising women at all levels to ensure success at the February polls.

She said: “As I am talking to you now, more than 55 per cent of registered voters are women hence, it is imperative to have initiatives like this to mobilise fellow women at the grassroots. The meeting will plan campaign activities that will show case the potentials of the women wing in selling the programmes of our great party to the women.

“This will include mobilising women by creating voters awareness, particularly in the area of registration, collection of PVC, identifying the party logo and how to cast their votes.”

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