Elections: Nigerians React As Aisha Buhari Says ‘Choose Wealth Or Poverty’
Aisha Buhari, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerians who to vote for in Saturday’s presidential election.
Speaking while presenting empowerment packs to 1,250 women and youths from the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, Mrs Buhari urged Nigerians to choose between wealth and poverty.
A statement by her media adviser Adebisi, Olumide Ajayi quoted her as saying that “poverty is one of the indices that encourage people to embrace vices like terrorism, kidnapping, and begging.”
Nigerians, in reaction to the statement, said the first lady used the words wealth and poverty to describe the Peoples Democratic Presidential Candidate, PDP, Atiku Abubakar and the president.
Recall that the president’s wife few days ago caused a stir on the social media after she referred to her husband as ‘GMB’ (General Muhammadu Buhari) instead of ‘PMB’ (President Muhammadu Buhari) after the president had said those who steal ballot boxes do so at the risk of their lives.
See reactions below:
We’ve Chosen Wealth: Aisha Buhari Ask Nigerians To ‘Choose Between Wealth & Poverty’
— alcohol ? (@canstardom) February 22, 2019
Aisha Buhari is on the side of the people. She has asked Nigerians to choose between poverty and wealth. Her message and position is clear enough. Aisha is not a hypocrite. She says it the way it is, no matter whose ego is bruised. https://t.co/LopvlwuA9H
With her kind, #NWWA— Samuel Awara (@AwaraSamuel) February 22, 2019
Does that means Her Excellency Aisha Buhari Is Fully Atikulated in disguise by saying we should choose between wealth and poverty this Saturday?
— Ahaz (@AhazaYakubu) February 22, 2019
Choose between poverty or wealth… Aisha Buhari I'm in love with this woman…
— JOHNSON MBAIKE (@Johnson_Mbaike) February 22, 2019
'Nigerians, choose between poverty and wealth' – Aisha Buhari. Another proverbial line from the First Lady.
— TemilOluwa (@Temphiz) February 22, 2019
Buhari vs Atiku:
Choose between #POVERTY, #WEALTH
– Aisha Buhari tells Nigerians
Me: I choose ATIKU, I choose WEALTH!— Edoko Wilson Edoko (@EdokoWilson) February 22, 2019
You want Nigerians to make this choice?then the choice is between a poor farmer @MBuhari from Daura who has never created wealth,and a Wealthy technocrat @atiku from Adamawa who’s the largest employer of Labor to run for President. No Nigerian’ll choose poverty.@osita_chidoka
— Uche BonnyLife Ndu (@BonnylifeUche) February 22, 2019
Looking at the msg, she said " Buhari vs Atiku-Choose between poverty and wealth respectively. So she is on point. Who is with me??
— Legit_koncept ???? (@BetaKoncept) February 21, 2019