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  • BREAKING: Garba Shehu must go — Aisha Buhari declares war on Buhari’s spokesperson [Full Statement]

    Outspoken First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari has cautioned Shehu Garba, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari.

    Aisha Buhari expressed her concern in a statement made available to TheNewsGuru(TNG) on Wednesday, which reads:

    “Nigeria’s development is hinged on the ability of public officials to execute their mandates professionally, and to be shining examples in their various areas of endeavor. It is not a good sign when officials abandoned their responsibility and start clutching at straws.

    As spokesperson of the President, he has the onerous responsibility of managing the image of the President and all the good works that he is executing in the country.

    “Rather than face this responsibility squarely, he has shifted his loyalty from the President to others who have no stake in the compact that the President signed with Nigerians on May 29, 2015 and 2019.
    To make matters worse, Mr. Shehu has presented himself to these people as a willing tool and executioner of their antics, from the corridors of power even to the level of interfering with the family affairs of the President. This should not be so.

    The blatant meddling in the affairs of a First Lady of a country is a continuation of the prodigal actions of those that he serves.

    “We all remember that the chief proponent appropriated to himself and his family a part of the Presidential Villa, where he stayed for almost 4 years and when the time came for him to leave, he orchestrated and invaded my family’s privacy through a video circulated by Mamman’s Daughter, Fatima, the public was given the impression that on arrival into the country I was locked out of the villa by Mr. President.

    Garba Shehu as Villa Spokesperson, knew the truth and had the responsibility to set the records straight, but because his allegiance is somewhere else and his loyalty misplaced, he deliberately refused to clear the air and speak for the President who appointed him in the first place.

    “Consequently, his action has shown a complete breakdown of trust between the First Family and him.
    Mr. Shehu was privy and part of the plan and it’s execution and he was shocked when he realized that I had publicized my return to Nigeria on October 12, 2019 and cleared the air on the many rumors that took over social media, a job he was supposed to do but kept mute to cause more confusion and instability for his Principal and his family.

    Garba then, vented his anger on the National Television Authority (NTA) Management insisting that the media crew to my office must be sacked.

    He succeeded in getting them suspended for doing their job. I had to intervene to save the innocent staff from losing their means of livelihood by involving the Department of State Services (DSS) in order to ascertain roles played by key actors in the saga.

    “It is at this late hour that I recall, sadly, that it was the same Garba Shehu who claimed that the government will not allow office of the First Lady to run. He was later to confirm to one of my aides that he was instructed to say so by Mamman Daura and not the President.

    This antic attracted the anger of Nigerian women. He didn’t realize the fact that First Lady’s office is a tradition which has become an institution.
    Today, even without a budget, I am able run my humanitarian programmes.

    In saner climes, Garba Shehu would have resigned immediately after going beyond his boundaries and powers.

    GARBA SHEHU NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS KIND OF BEHAVIOR WILL NO LONGER BE TOLERATED.

    The latest of his antics was to wage a war on the first family through an orchestrated media campaign of calumny by sponsoring pseudo accounts to write and defame my children and myself.

    “Based on Garba Shehu’s misguided sense of loyalty and inability to stay true and loyal to one person or group, it has become apparent that all trust has broken down between him and my family due to the many embarrassments he has caused the Presidency and the first family.

    We all have families to consider in our actions and therefore it is in the best interest of all concerned for Garba Shehu to take the advice of the authority, given to him sometimes in the first week of November, 2019”.

  • Malnourished Nigerian kids similar to those in war-torn nations(Video)

    Equating the malnutrition afflicting many Nigerian children to what normally obtains in war-torn countries, First Lady Aisha Buhari, flagged up a campaign on Thursday to address the problem.

    In a video message on her Instagram account, Aisha called on stakeholders, especially parents, to ensure their children eat nutritious food to nurture their body system to good health.

    And she said they did not need to break the bank to do so, but only need to give them the right mix of food.

    “Research has shown that one in every three children below the age of five in Nigeria suffered at least one form of malnutrition.

    ”Giving our children the right combination of food they need for proper mental and physical growth is a very important national duty that we all must perform.

    ”Let us help to reduce all forms of malnutrition. Let us show interest in the combination of food our children eat. Join me to fight malnutrition in children,” she said.

    Aisha is flagging up the campaign under her Future Assured Programme.

  • Funke Adesiyan appointed as PA to Aisha Buhari

    Funke Adesiyan appointed as PA to Aisha Buhari

    Aisha Buhari has announced Yoruba actress, Funke Adesiyan as one of her recently appointed political aides.

    The actress was appointed the Personal Assistant to the First Lady on Domestic and Social events alongside five other appointees.

    On Wednesday, October 16, 2019, Adesiyan’s appointment was approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.

    The movie star was appointed alongside five other individuals listed below:

    1) Dr. Mairo Almakura – Special Assistant on African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM)

    2) Muhammed Albishir – Special Assistant on Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD)

    3) Wole Aboderin – Special Assistant on Non-Governmental Organizations

    4) Barr. Aiyu Abdullahi – Special Assistant on Media and Publicity

    5) Zainab Kazeem – Special Assistant on Domestic and Social Events

    Adesiyan joined active politics when she emerged as the southwest coordinator for Mallam Shekarau’s presidential campaign in 2011.

    She was a member of the Peoples Democratic Party where she contested for a seat at the Oyo State House of Assembly until 2018 when she defected to the APC.

    Adesiyan horned her acting skills under the tutelage of actor, director, and producer, Saidi Balogun. She also featured in his three cast film, ‘Eti Keta’.

     

     

  • Appointments: Aisha thanks Buhari, apologises to Nigerians over viral video

    Wife of the president, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday apologised to Nigerians over the video of her altercations with Fatima, daughter of Mallam Mamman Daura, that had gone viral on social media.

    Apart from the public, the First Lady also apologised to her children for the embar­rassment the video​ might have caused to the institution of the office of the First Lady.

    This is just as Mrs Buhari said the approval for the appointments of senior special assistants and special assistants for her office would enable her to concentrate more on the home front.

    Mrs Buhari made the disclosure while receiving wives of state go­vernors who paid her a welcome visit at the Presidential Vil­la, Abuja.

    It will be recalled that the video showing the First Lady during an argument with Fatima had gone viral on the social media since the return of the First Lady from the United Kingdom.

    Fatima was said to have accepted responsibility for the video in which the First Lady was shown shouting over an apartment in the Presidential Villa.

    The development has, however, elicited reactions from Nigerians with many of them condemning the recording and the release of the video to the public by Fatima.

    Mrs Buhari, however, told the visiting wives of the state governors that she was sorry for any embarrassment that the video might have caused.

    She also expressed her des­ire to reinvigorate the African First La­dies Peace Mission to foster peace and sustainable develop­ment of women and children.

    She informed the visiting first ladies from the states that she had already secured 2.7 hectares of land in Abuja for the construction of permanent secretariat of the mission.

    ”I have successfully secured 2.7 hectares of land in Abuja for the construction of the Permanent secretariat,” she said.

    The First Lady thank­ed the governors’ wi­ves for their contin­ued support and pa­rtnership with her NGO, the Future Assur­ed Programme, in providing support to women and children, especially in the ar­eas of health, edu­cation and women and youths empowerment.

    Apart from this, she also thanked the Bill and Melinda Ga­tes Foundation and the governors’ wives for supporting the advocacy to improve maternal and child health in Nigeria.

    The First Lady lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for approving the appointment of some Special Assist­ants and Senior Spec­ial Assistants to assist in carrying out activities of her office.

    According to her, the gesture would assist her to concentrate more in the home fr­ont.

    The rep­resentative of North­ern Governors Wives Forum and Wife of Borno State Governor, Dr Falmata Zulum, declared their loyal­ty and support to the first lady towar­ds uplifting the liv­es of women and ch­ildren in Nigeria.

    ”I want to assure you of our loyalty and support to all your initiative towards uplifting the well­being of women and children in Nigeria.

    “We are ever ready to take on any assign­ment in seeing that women and children are in good health, especially with your Future Assured Programme.

    “We are going to give you all the necess­ary support you requ­ire because we bel­ieve any decision you take will be in the best interest of women and children in Nigeria,” Zulum said.

    Also speaking,​ the Chairperson of Sout­hern Governors Wives Forum, Mrs Betsy Obaseki, said they were at the State Hou­se to welcome the first lady from her visit to the United kingdom and thanked God for her safe return in good health.

    Obaseki prayed the Almighty God to guide and protect the fir­st lady to achieve her purpose of being there for the well­being of women and children in Nigeria.

    The meeting was atte­nded by the wife of Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, Senior Special Assist­ant to the President on Women Affairs, Dr Hajo Sani, wife of former Governor of Nasarawa State Mrs Mairo Al-Makura among others.

  • Buhari appoints ex-gov Almakura’s wife, six others as aides to First Lady

    Buhari appoints ex-gov Almakura’s wife, six others as aides to First Lady

    President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr. Mairo Almakura, wife of former Nasarawa governor as a special assistant to Aisha, the First Lady.

    Mairo will serve as Special Assistant on African First Ladies Peace Mission (AFLPM).

    She was among seven persons appointed by Buhari on Wednesday to serve as aides to Aisha,

    Others are Muhammed Albishir – Special Assistant on Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), Wole Aboderin – Special Assistant on Non-Governmental Organizations, Barr. Aiyu Abdullahi – Special Assistant on Media and Publicity.

    Zainab Kazeem will serve as Special Assistant on Domestic and Social Events, while Funke Adesiyan will serve as Personal Assistant on Domestic and Social Events

    All the appointments take immediate effect, according to a statement by Suleiman Haruna, Director of Information to the First Lady.

  • Viral video: How Mamman Daura’s family continually denied me access to villa apartment – Aisha Buhari

    Viral video: How Mamman Daura’s family continually denied me access to villa apartment – Aisha Buhari

    Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has accused Mamman Daura’s family of denying her access to an apartment at the presidential villa.

    Mrs. Buhari has been drawn in a long-battle with Mamman Daura, her husband’s nephew, who lives in the Villa with the First family.

    Last weekend, a video of the President’s wife reacting angrily to being denied access to her apartment, went viral.

    Fatima, daughter of Daura, who recorded the video, accused the First Lady of attacking her family violently.

    Mrs. Buhari has however explained in an interview with BBC Hausa why she reacted angrily in the video.

    She said it was because she was denied access to parts of the villa by Daura and his family.

    She accused Fatima of recording the video while mocking her during her angry reaction

    “I was the one in that video and this person you see standing at my back are my security personnel,” Mrs. Buhari began.

    “It was Fatima, the daughter of Mamman Daura that shot the video in front of my security and everybody there. She was actually recording the whole thing right in front of me and was laughing and mocking me.

    “They did that because my husband sacked them from the house. He told them to get all their belongings and leave the house for my son (Yusuf) to occupy.

    “I left them and wanted to get to one of the rooms but they prevented me from getting through. I left them and took another way yet I met the store locked.”

  • Aisha vs Mamman Daura: Stand up for your wife, Apostle Suleman tells Buhari

    Apostle Johnson Suleman of Omega Fire Ministry has reacted to the conflict between the First Lady, Aisha Buhari and the family of President Muhammadu Buhari’s nephew, Mamman Daura.

    Suleman called on President Muhammadu Buhari to defend his wife and make her his priority.

    In a tweet, the clergyman wrote: “I am praying for the president’s wife, just read an interview she granted and felt sad. I plead with @MBuhari to stand up for his wife and make her priority..all these cabals around him are there because of what they want..his wife is his constituency..power comes and goes.”

    Recall that while Aisha Buhari was out of the country, a video had surfaced online showing her being locked out of a room in the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

    Upon her return, she confirmed the authenticity of the video, saying that the family of Daura had prevented her from accessing a room in the Villa.

    But Fatima dismissed Aisha’s claim, saying the wife of the President attacked and rained insults on her.

    Fatima also went ahead to give full details of what transpired between her and the wife of the President that led to the footage.

  • Aisha Buhari finally speaks on Buhari’s alleged plan to take second wife

    FIRST Lady Aisha Buhari on Sunday said it was not her duty to confirm or deny the rumour that her husband President Muhammadu Buhari wanted a second wife.

    She told BBC Hausa that the responsibility to confirm or deny the rumour was that of those involved in the matter.

    She said: “He (Buhari) is the person rumoured to be planning a marriage, not Aisha Buhari. They (those concerned) are supposed to come out and clear the air.”

    The first lady denied a rumour that she left her husband because she did not agree with his plan take a second wife.

    She called for urgent action against the menace of fake news.

    The social media was abuzz last Thursday with news that President Buhari was to get married to the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq.

    Farouq, meanwhile, was in New York for a United Nations (UN) Campaign Against Poverty event.

    Last Friday’s raka’at prayer at the Aso Rock Mosque witnessed a seemingly unprecedented number of curious worshippers who wanted to confirm the viral story about a marriage that never happened.

    Mrs Buhari, who addressed journalists shortly after arriving in Nigeria from the United Kingdom, said she visited her children and attended to her health while away.

    She said: “It has been a tradition for us. For like 20 to 27 years now, if our children are on holiday, we spend it with them.

    “I never abandon my children and last year, I went to Spain and spent two months with Zahra when she gave birth.
    “While on holiday in the U.K, I fell sick; so, I stayed back to see a doctor who advised me to stay back to attend to my health.

    “From the U.K, I travelled to Saudi Arabia for Hajj and returned to England on doctor’s advice. They also advised that I should slow down my activities.”

    She recalled that due to fake news, she received calls from people who sought to confirm whether her husband was dead when he was sick.

    She said: “The genesis of this fake news started when my husband fell sick and perpetrators of this act were showing fake ambulance, hospital and dead body, suggesting that my husband was dead.

    “That time, I received so many calls from other first ladies and presidents of other countries to confirm; so I called the attention of Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC), National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and the National Orientation Agency.

    “Fake news will lead this country to something else if actions are not taken with immediate effect.”

    Mrs Buhari said she was ready to continue her work with women and children

  • Viral video of me shouting at Aso villa was true but old – Aisha Buhari

    Viral video of me shouting at Aso villa was true but old – Aisha Buhari

    Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari has confirmed the authenticity of a viral video of her shouting in the villa.

    The video made rounds on Friday as Nigerians speculated that she was prevented from entering the villa as her husband, the president, was planning to pick a second wife.

     

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    Chatting with newsmen at the airport this morning, Mrs Buhari said the video is an old video and that the incident did happen.

     

  • Why I left Nigeria for long – Aisha Buhari

    Why I left Nigeria for long – Aisha Buhari

    Wife of the President Mrs. Aisha Buhari has given reasons why she stayed for so long abroad.

    Mrs Buhari arrived at approximately 4.30am Nigerian time on a British Airways flight.

    Speaking on why she stayed away for so long, the wife of the President said before the advent of this administration it had always been the custom for her to take a long vacation with her children.

    “Since the president was elected and due to exigencies of duty it has not been possible, however this year I decided to break the jinx and spend time with them, especially since Mr President has graciously appointed Special Advisers and Personal assistants to me,” Aisha Buhari said.

    Mrs Buhari further thanked all Nigerians for their support and encouragement and said she was ready to continue her work with women and children.

    Present at the airport to meet her were the First lady of Kogi State, Mrs Rasheedat Bello, Wife of former Governor of Nassarawa State, Mrs Mairo Al Makura, Chairperson of National Centre for Women Development, Joy Gene Nunieh, wife of Minister for Niger Delta Affairs, Mrs Ekaetae Unoma Akpabio, D.G. Womens Development Centre, Mrs Mary Etta, and Senior Special Assistant, Office of the wife of the President, Dr Hajo Sani.

    Mrs Buhari has been away in London for close to two months.

    She returned home to the villa to meet family, friends and associates.