AISHAT Buhari, wife of the presidential candidate of the All
Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.),
has told President Goodluck Jonathan’s wife, Patience, not to
have the fear of going to jail if Buhari emerged winner in the
forthcoming March 28 presidential poll.
The APC presidential candidate’s wife, who said the country
had long suffered bad governance, said her husband would
not have time to witchhunt anybody.
Aishat, who spoke on Thursday in Benin, the Edo State capital,
where she interacted with women in the state, was reacting to
statements credited to Patience that Buhari would jail women
if elected as President.
“For those that are campaigning, saying that he (Buhari) is
coming to jail Nigerians, I don’t know what their fear is.
“But they shouldn’t be afraid because we are all yearning for
change.
“The insecurity in the country, the very poor healthcare
system, lack of education and other basic necessities that
people are lacking, I believe Nigerians need somebody like
General Muhammadu Buhari now.
“Already, they have painted him black, using religion.
“I’m happy today that Nigerians realise that they use religion
as a cover to loot Nigeria,” Aishat said.
She added, “In each zone of the country, we have peculiar
problems; our problems differ. For me, in this zone, girl-child
trafficking should be considered (as) one of our problems,
though I know that there is unemployment. Unemployment is
a major factor that contributes to brain-drain and also the
girl-child trafficking.
“Buhari is a leader. He was a leader; he led Nigeria some
decades ago and he is coming back now to sanitise the
system.”
While urging women to uphold and not sell their Permanent
Voter Cards but to use them to vote for a new Nigeria, she
however assured the people that her husband’s administration
would uphold the development of the girl-child, if elected.
“I am here today (that was yesterday) to say that when my husband is elected into
the office of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria,
all these are going to be history. The insecurity, girl-child
trafficking, suffering of the widows in the South-East will; all
of them will come to an end.”
There must be a cultural design to accommodate the widows;
a design that will make the girl-child to be comfortable
wherever she is in this country.
“The collection of PVCs is also important. Don’t ever sell it; it
is like selling your future again. When you sell it for N5, 000,
you won’t see N5, 000 till after four years, which is too bad
for you. Get your PVC, vote for the APC. Vote for freedom,
good education, good healthcare, good road and all the basic
necessities should be given to you. Thank you, so much for
waiting in the sun for hours to see me; I love you all,” Mrs.
Buhari said.
Also speaking, Governor Oshiomhole stressed that the party
desired to deliver quality development and achieve success in
the various sectors of the country, especially in the area
education and job creation, as it had done in the state. He
noted that the party was known for “workable projects” rather
than “symbolic projects.”