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Aisha Buhari returns after six months
By Bolaji Ogundele, Abuja
Six months after she was reported to have left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), First Lady Hajiya Aisha Buhari has returned to Nigeria.
Sources inside the State House on Thursday evening confirmed she arrived Nigeria earlier in the day.
There were unconfirmed speculations towards the end of 2020 she might have relocated to Dubai in the UAE for reasons not disclosed.
While one source had said she left the country for medical reasons, another said she was in the habit of travelling to be with her children each time they are due for delivery.
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Although there were no official confirmation of her return as at around 6:45pm on Thursday, activities around her office complex suggested her imminent return to work.
A source informed her office had been fumigated in readiness for her resumption of duties.
Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the First Lady, Aliyu Abdullahi, said he could not make any comment as he was not briefed yet when contacted by THE NATION.
According to him: “I can’t confirm to you what I don’t really know”.
