From being the inconspicuous wife of a vice president whose main job was reading newspapers, PFJ has grown to the most powerful First Lady in the history of Nigeria and she is blithely usurping the power of the president.
When the First Lady is more visible and vocal than the president, then something is wrong. We thought we had it bad with Turai Yar'Adua. While the late Umaru Yar'Adua of blessed memory was snoozing at the Presidency, his wife and her cabal ran amok, almost imperiling the country. When that grotesque absurdity came to an end in May 2010, Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief. Little did they know that they would look at the Turai Yar'Adua era with nostalgia.
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Chido Onumah
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