Her Excellency, Hajia Aisha Buhari, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria made a shocking revelation recently in statement issued on her behalf through her media aide, Adebisi Olumide-Ajayi: “The High Commission has its internal administrative procedure, and it is not within the purview of the wife of the President to ask for diplomatic files.”

“Furthermore, that the said memo showed little or no knowledge of Her Excellency’s itinerary proves the simple fact we earlier submitted that she had no direct business with the embassy to warrant the accusation of waste or corruption insinuated in the report.”

“Part of the wife of the President’s trips abroad are for her NGO, which is not funded by the government, and it is not uncommon to have stopover in Britain like any other country as the case may be.”

“VIP treatment is simple protocol for a personality of her status, which is done all over the world, and at no point was she offered anywhere else. The High Commission provided the lounge and Hajiya Buhari was not involved in the transaction. This is even a far cry from the £32,000 expended in the past as landing fees for private jets of former first ladies.”