Wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, has advised those she accused of trying to malign her that they will be dealt with according to the law.
Mrs. Buhari’s statement was a reaction to claim by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that she got $22million at N185 from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the instructions of its Governor, Godwin Emefiele, and sold at N362.
First Lady Aisha Buhari got $22m forex from CBN on the instructions of Emefiele and the company sold at N362 same day. #CorruptionAndBuhari
— PDP Nigeria (@PdpNigeria) March 26, 2016
The party had made similar accusations against presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu; Minister of Internal Affairs, Abdulrahman Danbazzau, and Chief of Staff to the President, Aba Kyari.
In a series of tweets from her official Twitter account, the nation’s first lady denied the allegation, saying she has not and will never be involved in any illegal dealings.
Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari is not a dealer of forex. She has not and will never be involved in any illegal dealings.
— Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari) March 26, 2016
Making false and unfounded allegations without proof just to incite Nigerians on social media is wrong.
— Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari) March 26, 2016
This is grounds for a lawsuit on defamation of character.
— Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari) March 26, 2016
Be advised, any further attempt to malign the person of the Wife of the President will be dealt with according to the law
— Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari) March 26, 2016
Garba Shehu earlier denied trading in forex, calling whoever is behind the PDP Twitter account “psychopath and coward”.
