President Buhari's wife moves into Patience Jonathan's office

The Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari has moved into the office of her predecessor, Patience Jonathan, which is tagged Office of the First Lady.

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According to a report by The Punch, President Buhari's wife, who prefers to be referred to as Wife of The President has been operating from the Office of the First Lady located inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Though President Buhari had said, 'The Office of the First Lady is not in the constitution, so there’s no official role for them,' during his campaign, Aisha has been using the office, which is located beside the official residence of the President.

The Punch further reports that apart from the title preference, nothing significant has changed in the affairs as the Wife of the President and her handlers operate from the First Lady’s office used by her predecessors.

It was further reported that President Buhari's wife's office is just like it was under her predecessors, and it houses her staff members, including personal aides, security details and protocol officials, among others.

She has reportedly organised events that include thank you dinner in honour of APC women and youths, children's day celebration and currently at the verge of initiating a pet project, a platform that will be used to meet specific needs.

The Director of Media in the Office of the Wife of the President, Zakari Yau Nadabo, confirmed the President's wife intent to kick off a pet project.

In his words, 'It is not about initiating a pet project alone. The first step is to identify the area. The plan is already in the pipeline. Issues are just beginning to take shape. We do not want to rush. We want to take our time to do a careful analysis so that we can intervene in critical areas.'

Recently, the Office of the Wife of the President, in conjunction with a United Kingdom-based private firm, organised a seminar on protocol, etiquette and security for wives of state governors.

At that event, the President’s wife charged the wives of the state governors to come up with laudable programmes to complement their husbands’ efforts.