We Didn’t Go To Dubai To Present Cake To Aisha Buhari – Governors’ Wives Speak

Wives of Nigerian Governors have denied reports that they travelled to Dubai to present a birthday cake to the First Lady, Aisha Buhari.

Naija News reports that Mrs Buhari got a surprise birthday cake from a delegation of Nigerian governors’ wives who visited her in Dubai.

The delegation was in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to felicitate with the first lady who recently clocked 51 on the 17th of February, 2022.

Apart from the cake, Mrs Buhari was also seen to have been presented with a bouquet of flowers in a viral video on Wednesday morning.

Shortly after the video hit the internet, the visit sparked outrage especially on social media as Nigerians knocked the first ladies based on their actions.

But in a statement on Wednesday, the Chairlady of the Nigeria Governors’ Wives Forum, Bisi Fayemi, said that the governors’ wives were on an official visit to Dubai and not to present a birthdays cake to Mrs Buhari.

Mrs Fayemi stated that the visit coincided with the first lady’s birthday so the governor’s wives decided to surprise her with a cake.

She said, “Our attention has been drawn to a social media post shared on the 1st of March 2022 suggesting that some Nigerian Governors’ Wives were in Dubai to surprise the First Lady of Nigeria Dr Aisha Buhari on the occasion of her birthday on the 17th of February 2022.

“For the avoidance of doubt and in the interest of the public, the Nigerian Governors Wives were on the entourage of the First Lady of Nigeria who was on an official trip to the UAE.

“The trip included visits to Dubai Expo 2020, and tours of the Dubai e-learning centre, Dubai Youth Hub and meetings with foundations and agencies in UAE who are interested in investing in education, health and technology in Africa, with priority given to women and young people.

She further explained, “The trip coincided with the birthday of Her Excellency, Aisha Buhari. On the morning of her birthday, which was February 17, the delegation of Governors’ Wives paid a private visit to present a cake and flowers. After the brief presentation, we proceeded to attend the scheduled meetings for the day.”

The wife of the Governor of Ekiti State stated that they were shocked to see misinterpreted news of the video that surfaced online.

She said, “We were therefore dismayed to see footage of the visit interpreted as to mean Governors’ Wives left Nigeria for the sole of celebrating HE’s birthday.

“This is not true and we find this assumption scandalous. We are all dedicated to supporting our spouses as well as our First Lady, and we would never be a party to anything that will bring embarrassment to them and ourselves.

“Our key learnings from our visits to the various agencies in Dubai and the briefings we received points to the need for Nigeria to scale up investments in education, science and technology and provide more opportunities for young people, who are the key to the future. We will continue to address these issues in our own work as well as advocate for increased commitments in these areas from our leaders.”