Breaking: Tinubu to Visit Aisha Buhari, Date, Time Emerge
- President Bola Tinubu has announced his plan to depart the presidential villa and visit the wife of the late President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha
- The presidency announced the plan in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, the spokesperson to the president, on Thursday, September 18
- According to the state, President Tinubu will also be attending the wedding of Senator AbdulAziz Yari's son in Kaduna
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President Bola Tinubu has been scheduled to depart Abuja for Kaduna to meet the wife of the immediate past president, late Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday, September 19.
Bayo Onanuga, the spokesperson to the president, announced the development in a statement on Thursday, September 19, adding that it was just "a courtesy" visit to the widow of the late president.
Source: Twitter
According to the presidency, President Tinubu has also been scheduled to attend the wedding ceremony of "Nasirudeen Yari and Safiyya Shehu Idris during the visit. Nasirudeen is the son of the senator representing Zamfara West, Abdul’aziz Yari."
The former president died on Sunday, July 13, in the United Kingdom. Vice President Kashim Shettima led the federal government team that coordinated his remains' repatriation into the country. He was given a state burial at his residence in Daura, Katsina state, where several dignitaries, inside and outside Nigeria, were present and were led by President Tinubu.
See the full statement here:
ADC criticises Tinubu over Buhari's burial
Bolaji Abdullahi, the interim national publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), recently alleged that President Tinubu was using the burial of the late former president to whitewash his image and make political gain.
Titilope Anifowoshe, a legal practitioner, in an exclusive interview with Legit.ng, said it is understandable that the party wanted to be aired, but noted that there must be a limit in politics, and one of such limits is death.
She maintained that while the ADC is seeking relevance, the party must balance its criticism and employ cultural decency in a situation of high national emotions, such as the case of the former president.
She said:
"As a rising opposition party, I understand ADC's urgency to assert its voice on national issues. However, politics must have limits, and death is one of them.
"President Muhammadu Buhari was not just a politician; he was a former Head of State and two-term elected President who dedicated over 40 years of his life to Nigeria’s service. A state-sponsored burial isn’t a political gift; it is a matter of national respect."
Source: Twitter
How Aisha Buhari mourned her husband
Legit.ng earlier reported that former President Muhammadu Buhari's wife, Aisha, has been seen weeping profusely following the death of her husband on Sunday, July 13.
The former first lady was captured in a video during the presidential condolence visits to the Buhari's family in London on Monday, July 14.
Vice President Kashim Shettima, Chief of Staff Femi Gbajabiamila, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tugar led the presidential visit to deliver President Bola Tinubu's message.
Source: Legit.ng
