Aisha Buhari Takes Over Patience Jonathan’s Office

Notwithstanding the change in nomenclature, Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, has been operating from the Office of the First Lady located inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, SUNDAY PUNCH can report authoritatively. Ahead of the March 28 presidential election, Buhari, who was the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, had promised that he would not have an office for the First Lady should he emerge victorious at the election. “The Office of the First Lady is not in the
constitution, so there’s no official role for them,” Buhari had said. As the campaigns progressed however, Mrs. Buhari joined the APC team. That made observers doubt whether the President would be able to walk his talk. Since her husband’s assumption of office, Mrs. Buhari has dropped the title of “First Lady” used by her predecessors, including Mrs. Patience Jonathan. She adopted the title of “Wife of the President.''Investigations by our correspondent have, however, showed that apart from the nomenclature, nothing significant has changed. Mrs. Buhari and her handlers operate from the First Lady’s office used by her predecessors, it was learnt. The office is located beside the official residence of the President. Her office, like it was under her predecessors, houses her staff members, including personal aides, security details and protocol officials, among others. She has so far organised events similar to the ones that were not in short supply under her immediate predecessor, Mrs. Jonathan.