Former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has spoken publicly on whether she intends to remarry following the death of her husband, former President Muhammadu Buhari.
She made it clear that remarriage is not part of her plans, stressing that the decision is based on practicality and personal reflection, not morality or public expectation.
Her position became public during the unveiling of a new biography on the late former president at the State House in Abuja on Monday.
The book, authored by Dr Charles Omole, offers rare personal insights into Buhari’s life, leadership, and family, including Aisha Buhari’s thoughts on life after widowhood.
“She will not remarry, she says, almost with a shrug,” Aisha Buhari told Omole during interactions captured in the book.
The biography further explains that her choice is rooted in her stage of life and family responsibilities.
“It is not a moral pronouncement so much as a pragmatic one: she has grandchildren; one husband was enough.”
The author presents her stance as a deliberate rejection of societal pressure often placed on widows. “In a culture that sometimes reads remarriage as betrayal or saintliness, her answer refuses both scripts. It is simply a woman naming the contours of her future.”
According to the book, Aisha Buhari is preparing for a quieter and more private phase of life. She intends to divide her time between family commitments, humanitarian work, and personal travel.
“Her plans are domestic and cosmopolitan at once. She will holiday with friends and associates.
She will dote on grandchildren so they will remember her not as a moving figure behind tinted glass but as a presence in their childhood rooms.”
The former First Lady is also expected to continue her philanthropic efforts. “She will run her foundation, the Aisha Buhari Foundation, and the cardiovascular and medical centre in Kano that has already completed over two hundred procedures.”
“She will host, collaborate, and extend the same ethic of care that animated her politics into a quieter, more sustainable hospitality,” the book added.
Omole described her current outlook as a conscious withdrawal from years of intense public scrutiny. “If the republic expects a politics of eternal return, she offers a politics of departure instead: let others take the stage; let the house heal,” he wrote.
The biography also reflects on the complexity of her years as First Lady. “For Aisha Buhari, her marriage served as both a refuge and a trial.”
“It gave her a platform to voice her opinions, only to punish her for doing so. It opened doors to the decision-making spaces, but those spaces became unwelcoming.”
“In 2014, she was entrusted with meeting the nation’s expectations; by 2014, she was excluded from acknowledgement,” the text noted.
Muhammadu Buhari married Aisha Buhari, née Halilu, on December 2, 1989, after his divorce in 1988. Born in 1971 in Adamawa State, she became Nigeria’s First Lady in 2015 when Buhari assumed office as president.
Their marriage lasted 35 years and produced five children.
Recall, Buhari passed away in mid-July 2025 in a London hospital, marking the end of a significant chapter in Nigeria’s political history.
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