The Presidency has dismissed reports that Aisha Buhari, Nigeria’s First lady and wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has temporarily relocated to London, the United Kingdom over a purported crack in the Presidency.
YaahooJournalist recalls that a Daily Trust report said the First Lady has been out of the country for about two months now, raising concerns at the Presidential Villa.
The report noted that the president’s wife left the country in protest against “certain developments” at the presidency.
Speaking to the Punch on Sunday, Suleiman Haruna, the Director of Information to the First Lady, stated that Mrs. Buhari had the freedom to travel to wherever she wanted, as a free citizen
Confirming her absence from the country, Haruna insisted that it had nothing to do with infighting at the Presidential Villa.
He said, “It’s a free world and people have been speculating about everything in this country and it is allowed.
“She is a free Nigerian and does not work for the government. So, if she decides to stay somewhere in her village for two months or to go somewhere and stay for two months, why should it become a national issue?
“She is a free Nigerian and has absolute freedom to move around for however long she wants.”
Speaking on speculation that the First Lady was no longer comfortable with the running of government and her alleged frequent brushes with some top government officials, including the Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to the President, Haruna dismissed such speculations.
“I am in shock when I hear all these things. I don’t believe in all these rumours about the President’s wife because they are not true.
“That is why, most times, the office does not bother to react to these speculations,” Haruna opined.
