A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Friday heard from immediate past Nigeria’s First Lady, Mrs. Patience Jonathan that her successor, Mrs. Aisha Buhari is planning to build a university.
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The reigning first lady had in April in Adamawa where she hails from, hinted that she was planning to establish a university, which would be named after her spouse, Muhammadu Buhari, a disclosure that was greeted with mixed reactions.
Aisha’s predecessor, who is seeking the court to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to release $5.7m and N2.4bn seized from her, on Thursday told Justice Mojisola Olatoregun how she came about the said sum.
Speaking through her lawyer, Chief Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN), Mrs. Jonathan hinted that the money was an accumulation of cash gifts from several individuals including governors during her husband’s time in office.
In veiled comment, she added that the incumbent is enjoying same.
The ex-first lady said, “The first respondent is a wife to a former deputy governor, governor, Vice President, and President.
“Even the current occupier of the office of the First Lady wants to build a university.
“In this country, First Ladies enjoy a lot of goodwill. She (Patience) stated that governors gave her money. Nobody wrote that she stole their money.”
