Pregnancy rumour: Aisha Buhari orders staff to proceed on leave indefinitely

The wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, Aisha has ordered all her staff to proceed on leave indefinitely over her rumoured pregnancy that has been trending in the social media.

Aisha’s directive to her aides was contained in a statement posted on her official Instagram page (@aishambuhari), signed by Dr. Mohammed Kamal, Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Office of the First Lady on Health and Development Partners.

He said that official engagements and work will continue virtually.

“This serves to inform all staff that the office of the First Lady will be closed for the upcoming festive period of Christmas and New Year

“To this end, all staff are requested to proceed on leave, until further notice

“Please note that official engagements and work can also continue virtually as it was done previously”.

There were strong rumours that Aisha was pregnant with her photo suggesting so.

She travelled to Turkey last week with her husband, and as she returned to the country, photos of her are all over the social media spaces.

The first lady had attended a summit in Turkey with President Muhammadu Buhari.

However, an aide to the first, Sulaiman Haruna, kept denying of pregnancy rumour, stating that Aisha was photoshopped as being pregnant.

In a chat with BBC Hausa service which was monitored, Haruna who spoke in pidgin English said: “I can assure you 100 per cent that our first lady is perfectly okay.

“She is neither sick nor pregnant as some reports claim.

“Some of these reports are from mischief-makers who don’t mean well.

“You know, nowadays, people can tamper with photos.”