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8 Facts About Sadia Umar Farouq, ‘Buhari’s Second Wife’

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Nigerians have taken to the micro-blogging site, Twitter to react to President Muhammadu Buhari‘s alleged marriage to Sadia Farouq.

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YaahooJournalist reports that social media has been awash with speculations that President Buhari is set to marry a second wife as a back up for Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s First Lady.

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A report by PointBlankNews quoted sources in Aso Rock, Nigeria’s Presidential Villa, revealed that President Buhari is planning to marry Sadia Umar Farouq, the incumbent Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management.

The online news medium quoted a source who spoke on condition of anonymity that Ms. Farouk is a close friend of President Buhari and also well-loved by the ‘cabals’ in the President’s “Next Level” administration.

YaahooJournalist reports that the marriage the speculations about the planned marriage Sadia Farouq comes after reports emerged, suggesting that Aisha Buhari has “temporarily relocated to London“, the United Kingdom over the crisis in the Presidency.

Below are 8 facts about Sadia Farouq…

8 Facts About Sadia Farouq, ‘Buhari Second Wife’

1. Her full name is “Sadiya Umar Farouq”

2. She is 44 years Old

3. She was born 5th November 1974

4. This is her first marriage

5. She was the National treasurer of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) Buhari’s former Political party

6. She hails from Zurmi LGA of Zamfara State.

7. She’s a graduate of Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna. Bsc. in Business Administration (Actuarial Science) in 1998.

8. She is the Current Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development.

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