Wife of President Muhammad Buhari, Mrs. Aisha Buhari has announced that she has shut down her office for two weeks.
She also announced that those on essential duties would be working from home.
Her words, “Similarly, I have shut down my office for two weeks with immediate effect while essential staff can work from home as a result of some staff who recently returned from the UK.
“I commend the North Western Governors including Niger and Kwara on preventive measures taken to curb the spread of COVID-19 at their security meeting yesterday in Kaduna.
“Let’s keep following the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the NCDC, which encourages maintaining social distancing, high hygiene culture through regular washing of hands with soaps and sanitizers.
“Let’s adopt preventive measures and ensure the safety of our families and that of General public.
“We will overcome the Covid-19 pandemic if we all take the necessary precautions at the same time!“God bless you all.Long live Federal Republic of Nigeria!”Mrs. Buhari reportedly shut down her office after one of her aides who just returned from the UK, defied her instructions not to resume work.”But, the aide came to the office. In annoyance, the first lady angrily shut down her office, asking those on essential services to work from home”, a source said.
When asked to respond to the the first lady’s decisions, the Director-General, National Centre for Disease Control, Dr, Chikwe Ihekweazu, who was part of the NEC meeting said much as the agency was not expected to comment on personal actions by individuals, he commended Mrs Buhari for “demonstrating leadership.”
He stated, “This is a sign of leadership. She is a privileged person, who could have hidden the information that her daughter just returned from the UK.
“But, she came out to say this, and it is something that is applauded. “