By Abba Gwale
At least 12 Nigerian billionaire businessmen are invited to grace the book launch of the first lady, Hajiya Aisha Buhari.
The book, titled, “Aisha Buhari, Being Different”, was authored by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration and Women Affairs, Dr. Hajo Sani.
The event, which will hold on Thursday, April 8, 2021, is being jointly organised by the Office of the First Lady of Nigeria and the Women and National Development (WAND), at the Conference Centre, State House, Abuja at 9am.
The occasion will be chaired by the former Governor of Lagos State/National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The billionaire listed as presenters at the event include Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Tony Elumelu, Abdulsamad Rabiu, Prince Arthur Eze, Bola Shagaya, Folorunso Alakija, Muhammadu Indimi, Jim Ovia, Kessington Adebutu, Daisy Danjuma and Idahosa Okunbo.
While the royal fathers of the day are the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar; the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi; and the Egbere Emere Okori Eleme, King Appolus Chu.
Folorunso Alakija, a Nigerian billionaire businesswoman will be the special guest of honour at the book presentation.
The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Bello and his Women Affairs counterpart, Pauline Tallen are the hosts of the book presentation.
The presentation is coming less than a month after Aisha Buhari returned to the Presidential Villa, on March 17, from Dubai, United Arab Emirates where she spent six months.
While in Dubai, there were conflicting reports on why she travelled, but an initial report was that the first lady relocated to Dubai over security concerns.
Mr. Kabiru Dodo, one of her aides, while at a function in Jalingo, Taraba state last December dismissed the speculation saying that she travelled for medical checkup.
He said “The first lady travelled for her medical trip. She did not flee the country because of insecurity; she left her children, her husband and family in Nigeria. What people are saying is baseless and worth nothing to be considered. I want to tell the whole world that I do speak to her on daily basis and she is ready to return to the country as soon as she is done with the medical treatment abroad.”
Before she travelled to Dubai, her last public appearance was on September, 2020 during the wedding of her daughter, Hanan.
