Turai Yar’Adua, the former first lady of Nigeria and wife of former president, Late Musa Yar’Adua paid First Lady Aisha Buhari a rare visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday.
Mrs Yar’Adua came visiting with her daughter, Mrs Zainab Dakingari.
The President’s wife personally broke the news on her Instagram page on Tuesday.
She disclosed that the two of them discussed gender-based violence, drug abuse and the development of the country generally.
Mrs Buhari, who also shared the pictures of the visit on her page, added that she got Mrs Yar’Adua’s perspectives on the issues, adding that Mrs Yar’Adua reminisced on the past, especially the years she spent at the State House.
She wrote: “Yesterday, I received my sister, former First Lady, HE, Hajiya Turai Yar’adua at the State House with her daughter Mrs Zainab Dakingari and Mrs Abdulaziz Yar’adua.
“I was pleased to see Mrs. Yar’adua in high spirit, we rubbed minds on a number of issues that touches on issues of gender based violence, drug abuse and youth development in Nigeria.
“I also got to hear her experience and perspectives on these issues.
“I conducted Her round the area of what used to be her former office and while she reminisced her time in the state house, she also inspected the pictures of former First Ladies in the conference hall which she initiated during her time in order to honor all the Nigerian former First Ladies.
It was Mrs Yar’Adua first visit to the Villa since the President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office in 2015.
It is also said that she did not pay a visit to the Villa during President Goodluck Jonathan’s era from 2010 to 2015.
Former President Musa Yar’Adua had died on May 5, 2010, after a protracted illness, resulting in the then Vice-President Jonathan to assume full leadership of Nigeria as the President.
Jonathan’s wife, Patience eventually took over from Mrs Yar’Adua, as the first lady.
After Buhari won the 2015 presidential poll, Aisha took over from Patience as the current first lady.
Buhari had contested the 2007 poll against Yar’Adua, in spite of the two of them being fellow Katsina State indigenes.
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