Aisha Buhari Declares Support For Husband’s Re-election Bid In 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari's wife, Aisha Buhari has declared support for her husband’s re-election bid in 2019.

This is coming on the heels of President Buhari's last Monday official declaration of his intention to run for the second term.

Mrs Buhari who had in 2016 criticized her husband’s administration noting that it was veering from its mandate to the people made her new stance known in her acceptance letter to Vanguard Newspaper which made her its person of the year this week.


The first Lady had earlier threatened to withdraw her support to the husband if he seeks re-election, unless he implemented immediate changes in personnel and policies.

“He is yet to tell me —if he’ll seek re-election — but I have decided as his wife, that if things continue like this up to 2019, I will not go out and campaign again and ask any woman to vote like I did before,” Mrs. Buhari told the BBC in an interview, adding that, “I will never do it again.”


Mr Buhari responded at the time by telling her to save her opinion of his government and that her designation is in his kitchen!

Nearly two years on, Mr Buhari has declared for re-election, but had failed to effect changes in personnel and policies as demanded by his wife.

However, in her acceptance statement to Vanguard, Mrs Buhari did not say whether her expectations have been met, but indicated she would support his re-election bid.

In a statement circulated by Mrs Buhari's media aide Suleiman Haruna, the first Lady said:

“As we are all aware, Nigerians elected this administration based on the trust and confidence they have on my husband.

“I therefore feel that we are here to serve Nigeria to the best of our ability. Let me use this opportunity to state that I support my husband in this call to service and will continue to do so,” 





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