So the
wife of Nigeria’s president and the country’s first lady, Mrs. Aisha
Buhari is embroiled in a hot scandal concerning her alleged role in the
Halliburton bribery scandal that took down a US congressman, William
Jefferson.
Well, the best way to deal with false accusation of any kind is to just prove them wrong. Trading insults won’t work.
Take a cue from former President Goodluck Jonathan. News floated into Nigeria that the global statesman had run away to Cote d’Ivoire on self exile to avoid being arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.
What did Dr. Jonathan do? He directly denied the allegation. Then, he came back home to Nigeria
to prove that he wasn’t running from anything. He even went to Aso Rock
and met with Aisha’s husband, President Muhammadu Buhari. Sources say
that Buhari pleaded with Jonathan to help him resolve the renewed restiveness in the Niger Delta.
Guess what? The rumour died a natural death.
Today, Mrs. Aisha Buhari is being
accused of being the same Aisha Buhari named in United States Government
court documents as playing a role in passing around bribes to convicted
and jailed former US lawmaker. And by virtue of the American law
enforcement records, she is wanted in the United States, along with
former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and others mentioned in
the corruption scandal.
What does she need to do? Simple get on a
plane and land in the United States, announce her arrival, fly around
and move around freely. Given that her husband’s government is one of
photography, take a lot of photos of herself at the White House and all
over Washington DC meeting with women and leaders in the country.
Mrs. Buhari could also throw in a bomb and pay a courtesy visit to
the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigations, FBI, and
lament how she was impersonated in the Halliburton scandal and urge them
to put in more effort in catching the ‘fake Aisha Buhari’.
Finally, Aisha Buhari should get and an
airplane and make a triumphant return. That way, she doesn’t need to get
on Twitter and call anybody a mad dog… The rumour will die a natural
death.
This is a simple problem and it has a
simple solution. Insult-filled press releases won’t do. No matter how
many insults Buhari’s media aides concoct and throw at Ekiti Governor
Ayo Fayose, this problem won’t go away. Fayose didn’t start this. She
was named way back in 2006 by the US’s Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Madam, please don’t complicate something so simple.
Good luck.
Euphemia Udanoh is an author, scriptwriter, and youth activist. She can be reached by email. Connect with her on Facebook.
The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author.
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