Buhari in December 2014, said he would not have an office of the first lady should he emerge as president. Aisha Buhari, following this statement, also gave her word that she would abide by whatever the constitution stipulates, and said she would perform her traditional duties only as the wife of the president. An ICIR report in 2017 said the federal government has spent taxpayers’ money to sustain, as called, offices of the wives of the president and vice president. Out of these 118 advisers and assistants, ten have been in the exclusive service of the wives of the president and the vice president. After two years, on May 24, 2017, two additional appointments were made: Omolayo Akinfala was appointed Special Assistant on Protocol to the wife of the President, and Fadi Rose Audu became Special Assistant on Domestic Matters to the wife of the President.

Source: The Guardian June 14, 2019 09:33 UTC