April 22, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has expressed her gratitude to all Nigerians for their support and prayers for the administration of her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari, in the past eight years.
Buhari will hand over to President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on May 29, 2023, after eight years in office.
Tinubu, who is also a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) like the outgoing President, won the February 25 presidential election.
The First Lady, in a statement issued by the Director, Information in her office, Suleiman Haruna, wished the incoming administration of Tinubu a very peaceful and successful tenure.
She also urged Nigerians to continue to pray for sustainable peace and security in the country.
The first lady spoke on Friday, after performing Eid-el-Fitr prayers in Abuja. She was joined by the wife of the Inspector General of Police, Hajara Alkali Baba, and other family members to perform the congressional Eid-el-Fitr prayer in Abuja.
Aisha Buhari urged the Muslim Ummah to reflect on the good lessons of Ramadan.
While wishing Nigerians a peaceful Eid-el-Fitr celebration, she urged them to extend good virtues of sharing, love, support, forgiveness and sacrifice for the betterment of mankind.
The statement quoted the Deputy Imam of the State House Mosque, Sheikh Musa Dantsoho, as urging Muslims to imbibe the lessons of Ramadan, which included love, sacrifice, tolerance and the fear of Allah.
