Nigeria’s First Lady Aisha Buhari has invited presidential aspirants to an Iftar dinner at the Presidential Villa on Saturday, Channels Television has reported.
Those invited – all presidential hopefuls across political parties – have been informed that mobile devices will be allowed into the iftar venue.
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They incude the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike; former Vice president, Atiku Abubakar and others.
The invitation card for the event that was in circulation on Thursday, advised those participating not to come along with their mobile devices, stating that their invitation cards will serve as their entry pass.
The Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the First Lady, Aliyu Abdullah, clarified that it is standard protocol for guests at events in the President Villa, to be requested not to go in with phones.
Dateline Nigeria reports that the First Lady had earlier hosted wife of the Vice President, Mrs Dolapo Osinbajo, wives of service chiefs and associates to iftar at the State House Abuja
