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Fayose Writes Aisha Buhari

Aisha Buhari & Ayodele FayoseGovernor Ayodele Peter Fayose has written a letter to wife of President Buhari, Her Excellency, Aisha Buhari over the allegation he made that she was involved in Halliburton scandal in America. Even though an official of the United States of America has cleared the president’s wife of any crime in the USA.

In a letter by the governor’s lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN) on July 8th, 2016 to the president’s wife, it read; “Our client has referred to us your letter dated 22nd June, 2016, on alleged defamation of the character of your client, Her Excellency, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, the wife of Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, with firm instructions to reply to and reject same in its entirety. Our client states and reaffirms categorically that the statement he made as regards the involvement of Mrs. Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Buhari, in the Halliburton scandal, is correct and justified in law, having regards to a court judgment convicting one Mr. William Jefferson for bribery in the Halliburton case.”

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“Therein, the name of the President’s wife featured conspicuously. At page 22 of the said judgment delivered by the United State District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, USA, in criminal case No 1: 07CR209, the said Mr. William Jefferson was sentenced at 9.00 am on November 13, 2009, by Mark D. Lytle. Your client, Mrs. Aisha Buhari, was specifically mentioned in the judgment.”