The Senate on Wednesday had an august visitor in the person of the First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari.
It was a dramatic appearance as Mrs Buhari made what is probably the first visit by a sitting First Lady to the Red Chamber since 1999, if not since Nigeria’s independence in 1960.
Presidential historians say Mrs Buhari’s visit to the Chambers is historical as she appears to be the first wife of a President to be received into the Senate Chambers.
She is in the Senate chambers to witness the laying of the report of the Senate Constitution Review Committee.
It is not clear whether she is there in her own capacity or representing her husband, President Muhammadu Buhari.
Mrs Buhari hardly represents her husband in any official capacity.
It is also not clear why she chose to witness the laying of the report of the Senate Constitution Review Committee, that is, if she came on her own.
But apparently, the Senate leadership was aware of her coming because the submission of the report was delayed during the proceedings to allow Aisha Buhari to arrive.
The First Lady, who was ushered into the Senate chamber at 12.01 pm, was accompanied on the visit by the Minister of Women Affairs Mrs Paullen Tallen; Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed and some of her personal aides. (TheNiche)
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