Incoming First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, in a ceremony on Thursday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja took over from her outgoing counterpart Hajiya Aisha Buhari.
President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure will come to an end on May 29, 2023.
During the handover ceremony, Aisha Buhari took Remi through on the responsibilities of the office and handed over important documents to guide her.
She also handed over the seal of the African First Ladies Peace Mission to Mrs. Tinubu, who will now serve as the chief host of all the spouses of African heads of state.
Mrs. Buhari thanked Nigerians for allowing her to carry out humanitarian activities and partner with NGOs during her eight years in office.
The Nigerian constitution does not provide for the office of the First Lady at any level of government
“As you are all aware the role of the First Lady is unconstitutional, but we enjoy the goodwill of the citizens in order to carry out some basic things, like humanitarian activities.
“We partner with a lot of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in order to help our citizens, and I have enjoyed that goodwill for the last eight years.
“So, I have prepared a handover, just to guide you, and see the NGOs that we have worked with,” Buhari’s wife said.
Mrs. Tinubu thanked the out-going First Lady for her leadership and expressed her humility in taking on the role.
“We are very humbled by what you have done, you have exhibited great leadership and dexterity in the way you do things. I want to sincerely thank you from the bottom of my heart because you don’t come into this role and say you know it all,” she said.
