{"id":11514,"date":"2019-06-14T14:24:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T14:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=11514"},"modified":"2019-06-14T14:24:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T14:24:59","slug":"ill-no-longer-be-called-wife-of-the-president-but-first-lady-aisha-buhari","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/ill-no-longer-be-called-wife-of-the-president-but-first-lady-aisha-buhari","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019ll no longer be called \u2018Wife of the President\u2019 but First Lady \u2013 Aisha Buhari"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Thursday announced that she should henceforth be addressed as the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>According to NAN, she said this would take effect immediately in order to also resolve the issue of the title of wives of governors.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Buhari disclosed her new official title at the presentation of awards to wives of former and current Governors of the 36 states.<\/p>\n<p>The event held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen my husband was elected newly I personally chose to be called the wife of the President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut, I realised that it causes confusion from the state as to whether the wives of state governors are to be addressed as the first ladies or wives of the governors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo, forgive me for confusing you from the beginning, but now I choose to be called the first lady,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Thursday announced that she should henceforth be addressed as the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 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