“I Knew My Husband Needed Help” — Aisha Buhari Reveals Why She’s Vocal As First Lady

Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has discussed her tenure as the first lady and the performance of her husband in office.

During an interview with The Sun on Saturday, Aisha said Buhari has fulfilled half of his campaign promises and tackled insecurity.

She praised her husband’s achievements, particularly in areas such as road constructions, bridges, and infrastructure development.

“Compared to what we met on the ground, he has done wonderfully well. But if one is to compare with the zeal that we came into power, we have achieved 50 percent in all the areas captured in his campaign promises.

“Especially in the areas of works like road constructions, bridges, you know, infrastructure in general. He has made a lot of difference,” Aisha said.

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Regarding security, Aisha gave the president a score of 70 percent, noting that most kidnappings were perpetrated by family members for mischievous purposes.

He said, “I think maybe we scored 70 percent on security. I say so because before now, there were a lot of barricades, a lot of roadblocks, but now there are no more roadblocks, nothing.

“Even the kidnapping that is happening now is being organised among the family members. It is a deliberate thing, you know. And then the insurgency or the banditry may be organised by some local people, you know. But if there is no connivance, I can say that we have achieved 90 percent on security.”

Aisha said the president “received Nigeria intact, and he is going to hand over Nigeria intact”.

Although she admitted to not being mentally prepared for her role, the first lady said she was relentless in supporting her husband and prioritizing the welfare of Nigerians.

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The president’s wife said she openly criticised decisions that were “taken for the interest of one person and not for the general public’s interests”.

She said some decision-makers were oblivious to the fact that her husband was elected because of the love Nigerians have for him.

Aisha said, “So, I told myself we cannot afford that, I just knew my husband needed help. That is why I am here as a First Lady and as a wife.

“I don’t like people who want to make money to rubbish the image of the family, the hard-earned name of my husband, you know, and then we keep quiet and look at the person. So that’s why I normally step in and speak up.”

KanyiDaily recalls that the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola had claimed also that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari brought improvements to the country.

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