Aishat Buhari, in this interview with a popular Lagos-based television station, TVC speaks on her life, her husband and how she would operate if her husband, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd.) is elected as the President of Nigeria.
She attended school in Adamawa State and enjoyed school, she
enjoyed government as a subject, she was admitted to study mass communication,
but got married and then went back to school combining the two was not easy,
but she got a degree in public administration and a masters in internal affairs
and strategic studies, a diploma in beauty therapy and certificate in health
safety.
Tastes
She likes Nigerian artistes and Celine Dion’s music
Women
Rights
I was born in the midst of 8
boys 2 senior and 6 junior
I believe everybody should stand
for their rights
On
female appointments
Women should be more represented
than having one female minister.
Women need more representation
at the grassroots, where their constituency will have access to them
On
her stature
I put on weight after childbirth
so I exercise a lot and do saunas.
On
women empowerment
Women’s problems are different.
Southern women are backed by
their husbands
I think men in the north should
give their women more encouragement
Role
model
Any woman that can stand up for
herself
Office
of the first lady and projects
I will prefer to be addressed as
the wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
I will not have a specific
project, but prefer to support women who have good ideas.
There will be different projects
for women from different parts of the country because they have different
peculiarities.
On
the Chibok Girls
I am from Adamawa State, so I
feel their pain; it is unfortunate that it was not contained early.
On
her husband
My husband is a very loving and
caring person. He is very simple, jovial, and understanding, he has a great
sense of humour. He enjoys watching wildlife documentaries
He is passionate about Nigeria.
He is a firm believer in the education of the girl child
My husband likes ‘ogbona’ soup.
On
her husband’s health
My husband might be elderly but
he is very, very healthy
INTIMATE
SECRETS OF MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S WIFE, AISHAT
Mrs. Aisha Buhari
is a thorough professional and an alumnus of the famous Ahmadu Bello University
where she earned Bachelors in Public administration. Aisha Buhari is a thorough
professional and an alumnus of the famous Ahmadu Bello University, where she
earned Bachelors in Public administration. Her quest for more education took
her into the field of Physiotherapy and beauty therapy. She is also an alumnus
of the famous Carlton Institute of London and the Academy Esthetique Beauty Institute
of France, Dubai, where she earned post graduate diploma in cosmetology and
beauty therapy.
Following her
certification in beauty and Permanent Make-up, Mrs. Buhari was encouraged and
supported by her husband to engage in private enterprise, where she has since
become an employer of labour, a mentor to all aspiring cosmetologists and a
consultant to the KRCP/NNPC on skills acquisition.
Mrs. Buhari is a
member of the United Kingdom Vocational Training and Charitable Trust (VTCT), The
International Health and Beauty Council (HBC).
Besides being an
entrepreneur, Aisha Buhari is equally a consummate politician and a fierce
devoted wife to General Muhammadu Buhari. A strong believer in the project,
Nigeria, Mrs. Buhari showed her political sagacity with a successful fund
raising dinner for all female candidates of the CPC.
She was honored by
guests from all over the world and in various fields of endeavor. From New York
to Dubai, Sokoto to Lagos and to the Creeks of the Niger Delta, Mrs. Buhari
pulled off an incredible crowd of successful women both in the public and
private sector. Housewives and home makers were equally present and honored by
this woman, who spent the early years of her married life as a home maker. Her
exhortation to women at this event was change and positive change for Nigeria
and for all women.
She assured women
that her husband’s administration will give priority to women’s health,
education. Women will be given opportunities to contribute to the greatness of
Nigeria.
Never again will
women be relegated to the posts of tea servers or treated as part of the home
furniture.
A devout Moslem
and passionate wife of General Buhari, Mrs. Buhari is currently a graduate
student of International Affairs and strategic planning. She and her husband
are blessed with children
Five
Major Things About Aisha Buhari
1. Childhood
Aisha Buhari was
born in Adamawa State in the family of the first Minister of defense, Mohammadu
Ribadu. She was schooled in the best of Fulani traditions and cultures. She
speaks English and Arabic fluently.
2. Education
Aisha is a very
educated person. She graduated famous Ahmadu Bello University, where she earned
a Bachelors in Public administration. She also has a post-graduate diploma in
cosmetology and beauty, which she got in the Academy Esthetique Beauty
Institute of France. Also she is an alumnus of the famous Carlton Institute of
London. , Mrs Buhari is currently a graduate student of International Affairs
and strategic planning.
3. Family
General Buhari’s
first wife was the Hajiya Safinatu (nee Yusuf) Buhari. He married her when he
was 18. After Buhari was released from jail, he divorced Safinatu for
reportedly receiving financial assistance from IBB while he was in prison. .
Buhari married Hajiya Aisha Halilu, a Fulani lady from Adamawa State in
December 1989.
4. She asked
Jonathan to resign
After an
assassination attempt on her husband in Kaduna, she said, that President
Goodluck Jonathan should resign from his office.
“As he saw
grieving families suffering with the pain of losing their loved ones and the
sadness and resentment of the public, he took responsibility as prime Minister;
he apologised to his country and resigned because of service to humanity.
Jonathan should emulate such a leader, because Nigerians have been dying daily,
for the four years, hoping that government is going to do something, but we are
tired of this insecurity and increased attacks on innocent people. Where is
Jonathan? What is he doing? If action is not taken now, when? It is not enough
to verbally condemn; action is long overdue.” She concluded.
5. She tries to
help people
She is a board
member of International human right with their head office in United Kingdom.
She also helps women politicians to raise funds for campaigns.
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