…Aisha Buhari said her husband’s 2017 health crisis was not caused by a mysterious illness or secret plot.
ABUJA, NIGERIA- The iNews Times | Former First Lady, Dr. Aisha Buhari, has revealed that her husband, late President Muhammadu Buhari, suffered from a long history of malnutrition, which affected his health during his presidency.
She also alleged that some influential figures working with the president manipulated his mind against her, to the point that he began locking the door to his room to prevent her from accessing it.
These claims are detailed in the book “From Soldier to Statesman: The Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari” by Dr. Charles Omole, launched on Monday at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja.
According to the book, Aisha Buhari said her husband’s 2017 health crisis was not caused by a mysterious illness or secret plot. She explained that the problem began with the disruption of his nutrition, a routine of meals and supplements she had carefully managed in Kaduna before moving to Aso Villa.
The book further states that she met with Buhari’s close personal staff, including his physician, Chief Security Officer, housekeeper, and even the Director-General of the DSS, to explain a structured plan for his diet. This included scheduled meals with specific vitamins, proteins, and cereals to support his aging body. She emphasized that elderly individuals require consistent and gentle nutritional care.
Aisha recounted that after this, gossip and fearmongering from the staff began to affect her husband. They allegedly told him she intended to harm him. “He believed them for a week or so,” she recalled, leading to changes in his habits, such as locking his room and disrupting his dietary routine. As a result, meals were delayed or skipped, and supplements she had administered for years were stopped.
Buhari, a naturally slender man who rarely ate much, began losing weight. Aisha said he went without lunch for a year. She maintained that he had long battled malnutrition and that her carefully managed regimen of vitamins and supplements had kept him healthy before outside interference disrupted it.
She added that her authority over his personal care was overridden once she was told that Buhari was “State Property” rather than just her husband, leaving his Villa staff to manage him according to their own discretion.
Aisha Buhari clarified that her husband was not poisoned, nor was there any exotic illness as alleged. She stated that his health issues were purely due to poorly managed nutrition. When Buhari was later rushed to London, doctors prescribed an even stronger regimen of supplements than what she had been providing.
