The wife of President Muhammadu Buhari and first lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari has invited presidential aspirants across political parties to an Iftar dinner at the Presidential Villa on Saturday, April 23.
As contained in the invitation card seen by Leadership, the event will commence by 6:30 pm at State House Conference Centre.
The card also instructed invitees to come without their mobile phones, but with the invite which will guarantee entry into the venue.
However, Aliyu Abdullah, the special assistant to the president on media and publicity, office of the First Lady, clarified that the phone use prohibition does not apply to the vice president and ministers.
Abdullah explained that the instruction is not strange but simply the usual security and standard protocol at Presidential Villa, Abuja, Punch reports.Meanwhile, Aisha was in the Senate chambers to witness the laying of the report of the constitution review committee.
The upper chamber delayed the submission of the report during its plenary on Wednesday, waiting for the arrival of the first lady.
Aisha was accompanied to the chamber by the minister of women affairs, Pullen Tallen, the minister of finance, budget, and national planning, Zainab Ahmed, and some personal aides attached to her office.
