Former Senate President and Chairman, Senate Committee on Defence, Ahmed Lawan, was on Monday snubbed by former First Lady and wife of late former President, Hajia Aisha Buhari, at an event put together to mark the one year remembrance of the late President in Abuja.
According to a source in the know of what happened at the well attended event, “as expected, on arrival at any event of such magnitude, invited guests would always want to exchange pleasantries with the host(s) of events, but the former Senate President met the shock of his life, as his attempt to exchange pleasantries with the former First Lady, was rebuffed with her keeping a straight face without attempting to recognise Lawan’s overture to her on the front row of the dignitaries. “
According to the source, who pleaded anonymity, “as a result of the very embarrassing development, Lawan quickly rushed to his seat at the back row. The unfortunate development left tongues wagging as to what would have caused the snubbing of Lawan by the former First Lady.”
The source further told our correspondent that an attempt by the former defeated presidential aspirant to have a picture with the former First Lady was summarily rejected by her to the consternation of other guests at the event.
Governors Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Babagana Zulum of Lagos and Borno states respectively, who were at the event were said to have been shell-shocked by the development.
It is recalled that in the countdown to the 2022 presidential primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), some entrenched interest within the corridors of power, which was led by the incumbent Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, had rallied behind Lawan, as the purported preferred candidate of the late President Mohammadu Buhari -led administration against the interest of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
It was also learnt that the former First Lady was vehemently opposed to the purported endorsement of Lawan by the Villa Cabal against Tinubu and that was why she publicly displayed her support for Tinubu at the Eagle Square.
The former First Lady, it was further gathered from competent sources at the remembrance ceremony, is yet to forgive Lawan, former Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, Maman Daura among numerous players in her late husband’s administration, whom she believes were responsible for the downward ratings of the administration.
Attempts at contacting Lawan for his reaction through his known numbers was not picked.
