In a shocking development, Nigeria’s first lady-Aisha Buhari has warned her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari that if he does not quickly take charge of things and get Nigeria going, she will not back him in the next presidential election.
It’s particularly interesting as such a seemingly open criticism of a sitting President by his own wife has never been heard of anywhere in Africa–a continent most political families would want to hold on to power.
In an interview with the BBC, Aisha Buhari said the president “does not know” most of the top officials he has appointed into office.
She added that the government has been hijacked and that a “few people” were behind presidential appointments.
Buhari’s “wife’s decision to go public with her concerns will shock many people, but it shows the level of discontent with the president’s leadership,” says BBC’s Naziru Mikailu in the capital, Abuja.
Nigeria's First Lady Warns President Buhari: 'If Things Continue Like This I Will Not Back You In The 2019 Presidential Election'