The allegation by the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari that the Federal Government’s social investment scheme failed “woefully” in Northern Nigeria should be worrisome at this time. This is particularly so, given that this is coming from no less a person than the First Lady herself. Mrs Buhari made this allegation in Abuja during an interactive programme she organised for women at the Presidential Villa.
The Nigeria’s First Lady did not stop there. She also expressed worry about the N12 billion released by the President to take care of trauma cases across the country and the need for the money to be closely monitored. Though a former president has advised the First Lady to keep quiet and engage only in ‘pillow talk’ with her husband for her grouse to get deserved attention, we are persuaded that she should be encouraged to keep talking and thus make life uncomfortable for corrupt elements within her husband’s administration. That is part of the majesty of democracy we too keep talking about.
No investigation and fast arraignment is meant for opposition figures