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Aisha Buhari To Make First Public Appearance Since Return From Dubai At National Principals’ Cup

by Victor Ndubuisi
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First lady Aisha Buhari is expected to grace the grand finale of the National Principals’ Cup scheduled for Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja on Tuesday.

Director of grassroots sports, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development Ademola Are disclosed this in a statement on Sunday.

He said Mrs Buhari has been invited as the special guest of honour at the ceremony to close the competition.

The first lady recently returned from Dubai, United Arab Emirates where she spent six months.

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Are also said the minister of youth and sports development Sunday Dare would also attend the event in the morning before proceeding to Lagos to watch the Super Eagles AFCON qualifier against Lesotho at the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Surulere.

“The Principals Cup, which was revived by the Minister after many years in the doldrums, kicked off on Feb. 26 with a ceremonial football match between Government College, Kaduna and Igbobi College, Lagos.

“To add colour to the finals, the First Lady Hajia Aisha Muhammadu Buhari is expected to grace the finals as Special Guest of honour,” Are said.

The competition, which is aimed at developing and grooming young talents in secondary schools, started at the state level, culminating in the zonal finals from where the finalists emerged.

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The three-day finals in Abuja have 24 table tennis players, 144 athletes, and six football teams slugging it out for honours from Sunday to Tuesday.

Recall, First lady Aisha Buhari reportedly returned to Nigeria after spending six months in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Mrs Buhari returned to the country on Wednesday night.

The first lady moved to Dubai last year following the wedding of her daughter Hanan Buhari in September.

It was not immediately clear if her return was permanent.

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It was gathered, however, that a book written in her honour will be launched in a few weeks’ time.

When contacted over the return of the first lady, her spokesman Aliyu Abdullahi said: “I don’t know anything about that.”

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Last December, one of the first lady’s aides Kabiru Dodo said her trip was for medical reasons, but did not disclose the location.

 

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