Protocol officers attached to Aisha, wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday blocked Unoma, Senator Godswill Akpabio’s wife from receiving the First Lady when she arrived the Victor Attah’s International Airport, Uyo Akwa Ibom state.
Mrs. Akpabio had attempted to breach the order of protocol by disallowing Martha, wife of the state governor, Udom Emmanuel from receiving the First Lady at the airport.
The incident occurred when the Mrs Akpabio’s attempted to assume the responsibility of the wife of the Governor.
It was gathered while the door of the aircraft opened and the First Lady Aisha Buhari made to start coming down, Mrs Akpabio suddenly sprang from her place to shove aside Mrs. Martha Emmanuel to receive the President’s wife to the state.
Mrs. Emmanuel had been positioned rightfully by the presidential protocol team as the first lady to receive the country’s First Lady formally into Akwa Ibom.
This led to the door of the aircraft being shut as the President’s wife retreated and waited for another 25 minutes before the senator’s wife was persuaded to stop further attempts to ridicule the state with her actions.
Once normalcy was restored, the aircraft doors were opened as Mrs Buhari stepped down to a warm embrace of Mrs. Emmanuel, who introduced her to other Akwa Ibom women at the airport to receive her.
Some women at the airport who spoke with our correspondent expressed displeasure at the show of shame by Mrs Akpabio.
They recounted no former first lady in the state came to embarrass her as as first lady from 2007 and 2015.
Over 11,000 women and youths drawn from the 31 local governments of Akwa Ibom received various forms of empowerment from Mrs. Aisha Buhari in furtherance of the FG social intervention programme.
Over 11,000 women and youths drawn from the 31 local governments of Akwa Ibom received various forms of empowerment from Mrs. Aisha Buhari in furtherance of the FG social intervention programme.
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