I Prefer To Be Called The Wife Of The President Not First Lady - Aisha Buhari

In coming Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari has bore her mind on the issue of the office of the First Lady of Nigeria.

The wife of Nigeria’s president elect speaking in a recent interview published by Tribune, said that she is beginning to think the glory of the office died with the late Mariam Babangida.

Read except from the interview below:

Judging by all the bashes that the current first lady gets from different quarters, are you in anyway scared of taking this position?

No, I am not scared because I know my limitations and boundaries. Once you attempt to go beyond where you should be, you can receive all sorts of things.

Who are those you would say inspired you as a woman?

Every woman that can stand up for herself and on her own, indomitable women and courageous women, those are my role models.

What are your plans for the office of the first lady when your husband assumes office?

First of all, as you said that the current first lady is receiving bashes from all corners of the country. The former first lady, late Mariam Babangida, may her soul rest in peace, introduced the office of the first lady, but I am beginning to think that she died with the glory of the office. I think I will prefer to be called the wife of the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria than the first lady of Nigeria.