“One Husband Is Enough” — Aisha Buhari Opens Up On Plans To Remarry After Buhari’s Death

Former First Lady Aisha Buhari said she does not intend to marry again, stressing that her decision is based on practicality rather than moral reasons.

This was revealed in a new biography of her late husband, Muhammadu Buhari, written by Dr. Charles Omole and presented at the State House in Abuja on Monday.

In the book, Aisha Buhari reportedly stated calmly that remarriage is not part of her plans, explaining that she already has grandchildren and feels one marriage is enough for her lifetime.

“She will not remarry, she says, almost with a shrug,” Dr Omole quoted her saying.

“It is not a moral pronouncement so much as a pragmatic one: she has grandchildren; one husband was enough.”

The 600-page book, titled ‘From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari”, traces Buhari’s life from his childhood in Daura, Katsina State, to his final moments in a London hospital in July 2025.

The author noted that Aisha’s position challenges the way society often views widows, where remarriage is sometimes judged harshly or praised excessively.

According to the book, her choice is simply a personal decision about how she wants to shape the rest of her life.

“In a culture that sometimes reads remarriage as betrayal or saintliness, her answer refuses both scripts. It is simply a woman naming the contours of her future,” the book explained.

Looking ahead, Aisha Buhari said she plans to live a calmer and more private life.

According to her, she intends to divide her time between caring for her family, charitable work, and travelling.

“Her plans are domestic and cosmopolitan at once. She will holiday with friends and associates. She will dote on grandchildren so they will remember her not as a moving figure behind tinted glass but as a presence in their childhood rooms.

“She will run her foundation, the Aisha Buhari Foundation, and the cardiovascular and medical centre in Kano that has already completed over two hundred procedures.

“She will host, collaborate, and extend the same ethic of care that animated her politics into a quieter, more sustainable hospitality,” the book noted.

Dr. Omole described her decision as a fresh start after years spent in the political spotlight, saying she is stepping back to allow others take centre stage while she focuses on healing and personal renewal.

“If the republic expects a politics of eternal return, she offers a politics of departure instead: let others take the stage; let the house heal,” he said.

“For Aisha Buhari, her marriage served as both a refuge and a trial.

“It gave her a platform to voice her opinions, only to punish her for doing so. It opened doors to the decision-making spaces, but those spaces became unwelcoming.

“In 2014, she was entrusted with meeting the nation’s expectations; by 2014, she was excluded from acknowledgement,” it further read.

Muhammadu Buhari married Aisha Buhari (nee Halilu) on December 2, 1989, following his divorce in 1988.

Born in 1971 in Adamawa State, she became First Lady in 2015 when Buhari returned to office. The couple were married for 35 years and had five children together.

KanyiDaily recalls that Aisha Buhari also shared how rumours inside Aso Rock affected Muhammadu Buhari, and contributed to his health problems.