The first lady and Wife of the President of the
republic of Nigeria and also the current president of the Africa first ladies
has totally cleared the allegation against her on Tuesday by a news that says
the setting up of the 8th summit of the African First Ladies Peace Mission on
Friday is designed to poison the mind of people against wife of the
President-elect, Hajia Aisha Buhari.
This is due to the back dating of the new executive
meeting that was rescheduled from July to May which gives a doubt of selecting
the new executive before the president-elect assume office on May 29.
But a statement released by Mr. Ayo Adewuyi has
totally nullified the speculation.
Adewuyi explained that Mrs. Jonathan was elected
President in July 2012 and was meant to serve for two years, according to the
group’s internal regulation.
He further said that while her tenure ought to have
ended in 2014, when a fresh election should have held, the President’s wife
drew the attention of her colleagues to the then forthcoming election in
Nigeria, which preparation would not enable her host the summit.
According to him, Mrs. Jonathan therefore proposed
that the summit should hold after the general elections, and it was accordingly
agreed that it should be held in July 2015.
Adewuyi however added that there was an
understanding among members that if President Goodluck Jonathan did not succeed
in his re-election bid, the President’s wife would convene the summit in May to
enable the election of a new President and ensure a smooth handover since her
tenure has ended.
The statement read in part, “Arising from the
above, it is therefore clear that this is not a personal matter nor
specifically a Nigeria sole affair but a continental platform governed by its
own rules and protocols just as similar international organisations.
“It would therefore be out of place for anyone to
insinuate that it is intended to shut out the incoming First Lady. This cannot
be farther from the truth.
“We state therefore without any iota of
equivocation that it is mischievous for anyone to scheme to cause disaffection
between the outgoing and incoming First Ladies, Dame Patience Jonathan, and
Hajia Aisha Buhari.
“Let us therefore come together in our tradition of
hospitality to heartily welcome our guests, the African First Ladies, as they
arrive Abuja for the 8th Summit of the Mission.
“Let us always remember that the personal ambition
of anybody is not worth destroying the image of the nation.”
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