Following the circulation of files and links allegedly connecting Ms Aisha Buhari to the Halliburton bribery scandal involving a former US congressman, William Jefferson by the Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, the lady who shares the same name with the wife of the President, Mrs. Aisha Buhari and has thus been implicated in the case has denied connection with the case.
Ms Buhari in an exclusive interview with news agency, The Street Journal denied her involvement in the bribery scandal. She further added that linking her name to the scandal was most malicious and wicked.
Describing the allegation, Ms. Aisha Buhari said it “is like pouring water on a sleeping person. I have never done anything with Halliburton, I don’t know the colour of the company. I am not in the line of business with Halliburton, so linking me with the bribery is wicked”.
She further said: “They are desperate to cover their dirty track and link my name with the scandal that they have to first of all steal my passport. My passport was stolen early this year. And to give credibility to their story, details from the passport were used. They should come to the US, to find out if they are curious about the case.
“If somebody commits crime in the US, he or she must face trial. Have you heard I am being tried in the US?
She added: “Let them stop this malicious allegation against me that they do not have proof of, I hate people who do not cross check facts before talking, they should find out in the US the kind of person I am because I belong to organisations there.
“If they think they are politician and can break the law and go free, they should realise that nobody is above the laws of a country including me”.
Speaking on her next line of action with regard to taking legal actions, she said: “I am talking with my Lawyers, they will determine that”.