Nigeria ‘s First Lady,Mrs Aisha Buhari has asked Nigerians to forgive her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari over failure in advancing the nation’s economy and other sectors having spent almost eight years in office.
Mrs Buhari made the call at a special Juma’at service and public lecture with the theme ‘Shura: The Islamic Foundation Of True Democracy” to celebrate the nation’s 62nd independence anniversary at the National Mosque Conference Hall in Abuja on Friday.
Mrs Buhari acknowledged the hardship being experienced by Nigerians especially with the economy fall of the Naira under her husband’s watch and asked the citizens to pray and join hands with her husband’s regime for peaceful transition programme.
“Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, as you may be aware that this government is making its exit and perhaps witnessing the last anniversary of the regime, I ask Nigerians to pray for a successful election and transition programme,” urged Mrs Buhari.
“The regime might not have been a perfect one, but I want to seize this opportunity to seek forgiveness from the Ulamas and Nigerians in general. We all need to work together to achieve a better Nigeria,” she added.
The first lady agreed that the free fall of the naira under her husband’s watch her husband’s had subjected many citizens to untold hardship. The policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria under her husband’s watch also had yet to positively impact the economy.
“Your Excellencies, distinguished guests, it is also noticeable that our naira is being devaluated and the foreign exchange rate has affected our economy causing a lot of hardship and difficulties in terms of education, health and other day-to-day activities of our citizens.”
The first lady commended the efforts of security operatives in fighting terrorists and bandits, she prayed “for more successes in their operations,”
“I’m particularly happy that our security agents have stood up to the challenges of security more than ever before. And at the moment, their efforts have been pushing the effects of banditry, kidnapping and many other ills in the society,”Mrs Buhari said. “I commend the efforts of our gallant security men and women”
