Aisha Buhari Reveals Why She Criticized President Buhari On BBC

Aisha Buhari

The Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, has finally revealed why she granted the controversial BBC interview in 2016 that many Nigerians considered to be critical of her husband’s government.
In the BBC interview which went viral 2 years ago, Aisha said Buhari’s government had been hijacked. She also threatened not to support her husband in the 2019 if things continued that way.
She said: “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. I will never do it again.”
Speaking on Saturday at the Vanguard Personality of the Year 2017 awards, Aisha said she did not make those comments out of disrespect. She claimed that sense of justice moved her to react the way she did during the interview.
Aisha, who was represented by Halima, one of her daughters, added that Nigerians elected her husband based on the trust and confidence they have in him and she felt the administration must serve Nigeria to the best of its ability.
She said: “One of the reasons adduced for honouring me was the interview I granted which some people saw as criticism to a government that I am part of. I need to state that my position was a result of my sense of justice and not confrontation or disrespect.”
“I was brought up to stand by the truth and this is how I have always been. 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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