The wife of Nigeria’s President, Aisha Buhari, has said that henceforth, she will like be addressed as the first lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Speaking at a ceremony for wives of governors in Abuja on Thursday, Buhari’s wife demanded to be addressed as first lady, saying this should take immediate effect.
Aisha said, “wife of the president”, had been causing confusion among governors’ wives and that had to be resolved.
“When my husband was elected newly, I personally chose to be called the wife of the president.”
“But I realised that it was causing confusion from the state as to whether the wives of state governors are to be addressed as the first ladies or wives of the governors.
“So, forgive me for confusing you from the beginning, but now I choose to be called the first lady.”
It will be recalled that during the 2015 campaign for Presidency, the then-candidate Buhari pledged not to recognise the office of the first lady, a position he sid was unconstitutional.
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