Where is Aisha Buhari?

Aisha, wife of Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has been out of the spotlight for weeks, conspicuously absent in several events she ought to have attended, making tongues wag about her whereabouts.

But she was known to have jetted out of Nigeria for Hajj in August and she has not come back since then. Thus she was not around at the swearing-in of Buhari’s ministers.

The last time she was seen in public was at a dinner on Sunday June 16 in Aso Rock to celebrate the female participants of the Democracy Day parade.

Since then, most of her public functions were performed by her surrogate, Dr Hajo Sani, her Senior Special Assistant.

Nigeria’s First Lady was equally absent at The Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD) meeting in New York, a body she inspired into existence.

Where could she be?

Aso Rock said there is no cause for concern and indeed shot down suggestions her absence has anything to do with her loss of relevance in Aso Villa. She had openly condemned the hijack of her husband in his first term by a “cabal” and even vowed never to vote for Buhari’s second term.

The Punch quoted her Director of Information, Mr Suleiman Haruna, debunking all manners of speculations.

He said the President’s wife has the freedom to travel to wherever she wanted, as a free citizen.

– PM News