The wife of the President, Hajiya Aisha Buhari, has denied allegations that she collected $22 million in foreign exchange from the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, at the official exchange rate of N185 and sold same at N362 per dollar, making huge profit.
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, which made the allegation yesterday via its official Twitter handle, said the amount was given to Mrs. Buhari on the instructions of the CBN governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele.
The opposition party also made similar weighty allegations against senior members of the Presidency using the hashtag ‘Corruption and Buhari’.
Reacting to the allegations via her Twitter handle, the wife of the president described the allegations as false and unfounded especially as it was without evidence, saying she has never been involved in “any illegal dealings”.
Mrs. Buhari, therefore, warned that any further attempts to malign her person will be dealt with according to the laws of the land.
Mrs Aisha Muhammadu Buhari is not a dealer of forex. She has not and will never be involved in any illegal dealings.
— Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari) March 26, 2016
Making false and unfounded allegations without proof just to incite Nigerians on social media is wrong.
— Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari) March 26, 2016
This is grounds for a lawsuit on defamation of character.
— Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari) March 26, 2016
Be advised, any further attempt to malign the person of the Wife of the President will be dealt with according to the law
— Aisha M. Buhari (@aishambuhari) March 26, 2016