Ekiti PDP Questions Buhari’s Wife’s ‘US Trip’, Slams APC

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has described the purported visit of Nigeria's First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari to the United States of America (USA) as a ruse, saying; “Even the Presidency has not told anyone that wife of the President travelled to the USA and in official communications, only ignorant and mischief makers in the APC will believe that a trip to the USA will be made by Mrs Buhari and Nigerians will only get to know about it through online media.”

The PDP, lambasting ignorant APC, added that, “it is only in the world of the APC that wife of the President of Nigeria, the most populous black nation in the world would travel to the USA, ostensibly to debunk her involvement in a major scam and no television station will report her departure and arrival. The question is, did she travel to USA or Qatar?”

Mr Jackson Adebayo, the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, in a statement issued on behalf of the party, said; “If the Presidency has not been bold enough to tell Nigerians that Mrs Aisha Buhari travelled to the USA on official visit, only a party of scammers like the APC will go on the rooftops to celebrate photoshoped pictures as evidence of visit to USA.”

The party said “it is strange that wife of the President of Nigeria could travel to the USA and purportedly attended events there without international television stations like CNN, Al jazeera, BBC, Sky News etc and local stations like Channels TV, NTA, AIT and others reporting it. Or are they still ‘editing’ the video clips?”

While casting doubt at the purported trip, the PDP said: “Even if Mrs Aisha Buhari actually travelled to the USA, does that erase the fact that in the judgment delivered by the United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, USA, in criminal No 1: 07CR209, that indicted the USA Congressman, Williams Jefferson, it was mentioned that $170,000 was transferred from account in Nigeria in the name of Aisha Buhari to an account in the name of The ANJ Group, LLC, identifying William Jefferson as beneficiary?”

The statement reads further, “As a party of responsible and discerning minds, the PDP in Ekiti State would have elected to ignore the APC and allow the party the freedom to advertise it idiocy. This is more so that the matter is now a subject of litigation and the no one has denied the existence of the judgment that indicted Williams Jefferson and featured conspicuously at page 22, the name of Aisha Buhari as having transferred $170,000 from account in Nigeria to William Jefferson.

“Most importantly, Nigerians have witnessed more heinous forgeries from the APC, one of them being pictorial claim that President Buhari (as APC presidential candidate then) had an interview with Kemi Fadojutimi on ‘All Eyes on Africa’ TV show in London, whereas the interview was held in Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.

“However, it is important to point out that from all evidences, the pictures circulated as arrival of President Buhari’s wife at Dulles International Airport, Washington DC could have been taken at the Doha International Airport, Qatar. Even on the official website of George Mason University and US Institute of Peace, USA where the president’s was said to have attended events, there is nothing to show that she attended any event in the two institutions.

“We have seen pictures of Wife of the Senate President, Toyin Saraki with President Barrack Obama’s wife, Michelle. We also saw pictures of Mrs Patience Jonathan with Michelle Obama when she visited the USA.

Where are Aisha Buhari’s pictures with the First Lady of USA and major government officials from the country? Or could she have arrived and departed from the USA like a spirit?”

“It is even more important that nothing official has been said about the purported trip. Not from the President’s spokespersons.”

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Trip To USA Doesn’t Invalidate Your Involvement In Bribery Scandal – Fayose Tells Mrs Aisha Buhari

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State through his media aide, Lere Olayinka, finally reacted to the visit of President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha to the United States.

The governor had in the past insinuated that Mrs. Aisha Buhari cannot visit the US because of her involvement in the William Jefferson’s bribery scandal.

Fayose in a statement via his twitter account said, Mrs. Buhari’s trip to the US did not exonerate her from the bribery scandal.

“Has traveling to the US invalidated the judgment that said Aisha Buhari transferred $170,000 to Jefferson’s account?

“Has traveling to the US erased the fact that Aisha Buhari transferred $170,000 to Williams Jefferson?

“Their only defence is: it was another Aisha Buhari that was involved. But I have the Aisha Buhari on tape where she denied.

“If they are claiming that another Aisha Buhari was the one involved, shouldn’t they just unravel this mysterious Aisha Buhari?”

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Harvest Of Eulogies For Aguiyi-Ironsi

The 50th memorial anniversary of the tragic death of Nigeria’s first military Head of State, Gen Johnson Thomas Aguiyi-Ironsi was held at St. Finbars Catholic Church, Umuahia, with prominent Nigerians describing the late General as epitome patriotism.

It was a harvest of eulogies yesterday, at a church service as the participants called on Nigerians to emulate the virtue of the late General and imbibe patriotism; love and unity which they said characterized his life.

Wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari described the late ironsi as “a great patriot and a soldier’s soldier”, pointing out that from “all indications he stood for everything good about Nigeria in the beginning”.

Mrs Buhari who was represented by the wife of Anambra state governor, Mrs. Ebere Obiano, said that Ironsi as the first military head of state worked for the unity of the nation and urged that the unity he stood for should be emulated by all Nigerians for the good of the nation.

“From all indications he stood for one Nigeria. We appreciate and support the ideals he lived and died for”, Mrs. Buhari said.

The First Lady also commended the matriarch of the Aguiyi-Ironsi family and widow of the late Head of State, Lady Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, for holding the forth since unfortunate event 50 years ago, saying that she has exhibited commitment, courage and selfless service.

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Major General Abayomi Gabriel Olonishakin who was represented by Maj. Gen Edward Nze recalled that the event that led to the death of General Ironsi was as a result of the actions or inactions of past leaders which he said was still having effect on the nation.

Olonishakin therefore advised present leaders in the country to be wary of their actions or inactions and consider the impact of future generations.

“We should therefore learn from experience and think deeply before we take actions. Let us aspire to serve our country, love more, hate less and build a nation where justice and peace reign”, the CDS admonished.

 

From left: Representative of the Chief of Defence Staff, Maj. Gen Edward Nze, representative the wife of the President and wife of Governor of Anambra State, Chief (Mrs.) Ebelechukwu Obiano, Catholic Bishop of Umuahia, Most Rev. Dr. Lucius Ugorji, wife of the late Maj. General, Chief Lady, Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi, and Wife of the Abia State Governor, Deaconess Nkechi Ikpeazu.

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Aisha Buhari Drags Fayose To Court

Mrs Aisha Buhari, wife of President Buhari, has sued Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state for defamation.

Mrs. Buhari is dragging the governor to court for claiming that she was among those indicted in the Halliburton multi-million dollar scandal.

Recall that the President’s wife had on several occasions denied involvement in the scam and threatened to sue Fayose.

Similarly, a former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Lamorde, stated that Aisha was not one of Nigerians mentioned in the scam

Premium Times reported that Mrs. Buhari had dragged Fayose to court for tarnishing her image.

The online portal added that it had obtained the court summons, dated July 20, 2016, that Aisha filed against the governor

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MRS AISHA BUHARI! READ THE TOUCHING TESTIMONIAL BY HER STAFF

It’s Aisha Buhari’s birthday today. In celebration of her, her media aide Zainab Ikaz-Kassim has written a touching tribute on what it is like working with her.