From Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri

Wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha, yesterday, broke her silence after an interview with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) with a declaration that her husband will succeed.

In another disclosure, yesterday, in Borno State, Aisha urged the All Progressives Congress (APC), state governors, wives of political leaders; lawmakers in the country, local government chairmen and counsellors to line up behind her husband to succeed.

Speaking at Beneshiek, headquarters of Kaga Local Government, in Borno, she said: “What I am after, in particular, is the success of my husband’s administration and he cannot do it alone; except with the help of the (state) governors, their wives and all members of our progressive party.”

Thereafter, Aisha flagged-off distribution of nutritional foods and household utensils to Internally displaced persons who recently returned to their communities.

Looking calmer and smiling throughout the event, Aisha advised women to work closely with their husbands for the well-being of the people.

She explained that distribution of the food items and other relief materials for returnee IDPs was sourced from donations by well-meaning Nigerians through her recently launched ‘Get Involved’ programme under her Future Assured Project.

She also said launch of the ‘Get Involved’ programme “consolidated and united” Nigerians even as she thanked those who donated to the programme and added that the people of Borno appreciated their kind gesture.

Aisha said she was happy that the flag-off took place and noted that it was in fulfillment of her husband’s “campaign promise to resettle displaced victims of Boko Haram insurgency and rescue all citizen abducted or held by Boko Haram including the Chibok girls.

“We thank Almighty Allah that we have started fulfilling some of the campaign promises we made. This is the essence of leadership; you make a promise and then fulfill it. We thank my dear husband who made sure peace returns to the North East states,” she said.

Wife of Borno State Governor, Nana Shettima commended Aisha for the food items and disclosed it was the third time the First Lady would visit the state to attend to the humanitarian challenges of Borno people.

Nana assured she will continue to collaborate with Mrs Buhari’s Future Assured project through her Support for Widows, Orphans and Tsangaya (SWOT) programme.