"'Premium Times' reporting on Gov. Ayo Fayose's allegation
against Wife of the President Aisha Buhari is reckless, factually inaccurate,
and libelous all rolled into one.This is particularly disquieting because
thousands, perhaps millions, of Nigerians on social media are ignorantly
spreading a malicious falsehood against an innocent woman. Read the original
New York Times story published on April 29, 2007 (http://www.nytimes.com/…/29/business/yourmoney/29lobby.html…)
to know that the "Aisha Buhari" mentioned in the corruption scandal
ISN'T the president's wife. In the New York Times story, "Aisha
Buhari" identified herself as the "daughter” of “General Muhammadu
Buhari," not his wife. Of course, President Muhammadu Buhari has no
daughter by that name. The said "Aisha Buhari" is obviously a
criminal impostor who has not the remotest relationship with President Buhari
either by marriage or by blood. Take a look at her picture, which I downloaded
from the New York Times website, and tell me if she bears even the slightest
resemblance to Mrs. Aisha Buhari or any of the president's daughters. This lady
is a major-league scammer who has refused to reveal her real identity, and
Premium Times failed to do basic fact-checking to confirm this. It took me less
2 minutes to find this out.
In
case you're not able to read the full story from the New York Times, here are
excerpts that conclusively show that the "Aisha Buhari" mentioned in
the story is neither the president's wife nor any of his daughters. If the real
Mrs. Aisha Buhari decides to sue Premium Times (and Ayo Fayose), predicting her
success against them in the court is a slam dunk, as Americans say.
"As
for Ms. Buhari, who is living in Virginia, it’s not clear who she really is.
For one, she is under investigation in Nigeria by its Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, said its head, Nuhu Ribadu.
"Mr.
Ribadu said he is uncertain if her name is Aisha Buhari, but he added that she
is not a daughter of General Buhari. The former Nigerian ruler agrees.
"'I
don’t have any relationship with that Aisha Buhari,' Mr. Buhari said. 'I don’t
have any daughter called Aisha Buhari living outside this country. She is not
my daughter.'
"Mr.
Ribadu’s agency has asked American authorities to arrest Ms. Buhari. That has
not happened, but the Justice Department has an interest in her. Last summer,
she testified before a grand jury investigating Mr. Jefferson, the congressman,
who is suspected of soliciting bribes from American companies seeking business
in Nigeria."
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