The wife of Nigerian President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, on Monday evening
met with the First Lady of the United States, FLOTUS, Michelle Obama, in
New York, during the wife of the United States’ Broadway event to help
educate girls.
Mrs Buhari took to her Twitter handle, @aishambuhari, to express her pleasure in meeting Michelle Obama about girl empowerment.
“It was a pleasure meeting @FLOTUS Michelle Obama earlier this
evening at her broadway event about girl empowerment,” she wrote on
Twitter.
Mrs Obama, on Monday, went to Broadway to host a concert for the
spouses of world leaders, who had come to the US to attend the 71st
United Nations General Assembly.
On the sidelines of the 71st UN General Session, President Buhari will on Tuesday meet with his United States counterpart, Barrack Obama,
as both countries have pending agreement over the sale of US military
equipment, especially attack helicopters to fight the insurgents.
Recall that the Ekiti state governor, Ayo
Fayose had challenged the wife of the President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, to
prove her innocence in the Halliburton scandal by travelling to the
United States.
Speaking about the Broadway event, Mrs Obama said: “More than 62
million girls around the world are counting on us to be their voice. And
I intend to continue speaking out on their behalf _ not just for the
rest of my time as first lady but for the rest of my life. And I hope
that you all will join me.”
The meeting included performances from the female-centric shows “The
Color Purple,” “Waitress,” “Wicked” and “Beautiful: The Carole King
Musical.”
“When people hear stories of girls who aren’t in school, they want to
help. And as spouses of world leaders, so many of us here in this room
have a platform that we can use to tell these stories and bring people
together to take action for these girls. Because people will pick up the
phone when we call,” the FLOTUS said.
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