What Buhari’s Wife Told Me When Former President Was Seriously Sick, Adesina Speaks

• A former presidential aide, Femi Adesina, has revealed what Aisha told him when ex-president Muhammadu Buhari was sick
• Adesina said the former First Lady told him that her husband, Buhari, was not terminally sick, as people assumed
• He explained that Aisha said Buhari was just stressed and overworked and that all he needed then was just rest

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering metro and government policy

FCT, Abuja - A former presidential aide, Femi Adesina, said former First Lady, Aisha, told him that her husband, ex-president Muhammadu Buhari, was not terminally sick as alleged.

Adesina stated this in his book titled, ‘Working with Buhari: Reflections of A Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity (2015-2023)’.

According to TheCable, Adesina said Aisha explained her husband's condition when he and some cabinet members visited Buhari in London, United Kingdom on August 12, 2017.

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He added that the former First Lady said all Buhari needed at the time was rest because he was stressed and overworked.

“The brain behind the visit was the First Lady, Mrs. Aisha Buhari. We spoke sparingly; but that day when the trip was being planned, my phone rang, and it was her. After an exchange of pleasantries, she said: ‘My husband is not terminally ill. He is just stressed and overworked. I have been warning on it since last year.

“All he needs is rest. I spent 9 days with him, before returning to attend to some women's projects. The children are with him. I think you should visit him too. You can’t be speaking for him without seeing him.’ And that was how the visit was arranged, at the behest of the First Lady.”

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Adesina: Why Buhari mentioned Jesus

Legit.ng earlier reported that Adesina said Buhari called the name ‘Jesus’ when his vice-president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, survived a helicopter crash in February 2019.

He said the former president was not a religious bigot as alleged by some in the past.

Adesina: Buhari’s plane nearly crashed in 2015

Meanwhile, Legit.ng also reported that Adesina disclosed that Buhari and his entourage narrowly averted a potential air disaster in November 2015.

The incident occurred a mere six months after Buhari assumed the presidency of Nigeria.

In his latest book, Adesina said the harrowing ordeal transpired when Buhari was en route to the Island of Malta to participate in a crucial Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting.

The presidential aircraft encountered severe turbulence, causing a sustained period of distressing conditions that heightened the risk of a catastrophic plane crash.

Source: Legit.ng