Aisha Buhari denies taking vehicle from IGP

Mrs. Aisha Buhari has denied allegation by Senator Isa Hamma Misau that the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, bought two Prado SUVs for her personal use based on her request.

According to Director of Information to the wife of the President, Suleiman Haruna, the vehicle, which were Sienna Bus and Toyota Hiace, not Prado SUVs as purported by Misau, were released to First Lady’s Police Escort personnal based on request of her Aide-de-Camp.

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The Director of stressed that Mrs. Buhari was not given any new vehicle, in fact the vehicle she is using now is what she has been using since 2015 campaign.

Haruna in a statement said, “Our attention has been drawn to the news being widely circulated, and attributed to a member of the Senate that two SUVs from the Inspector General of Police were given to wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, personally.

“The wife of the President wants to make it clear that since the assumption of office of her husband as President of Nigeria, she did not receive these mentioned vehicles.

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“Furthermore, the vehicles she is still using belong to the family and were the ones used during the campaign for 2015 elections, including the one for her entourage.”

Denying the allegation, Mrs. Buhari in a tweet said, “I am still using my personal cars.’’