First Lady of Nigeria

First Lady of Nigeria is an informal, but accepted title, held by the wife of the president of Nigeria. The current first lady is Aisha Buhari who has held the title since 29 May 2015.[1]

First Lady of Nigeria
Seal of the First Lady of Nigeria
Incumbent Aisha Buhari since 29 May 2015
Inaugural holder	Flora Azikiwe
Formation	1963

The Constitution of Nigeria does not create an office for the country's first lady or potential first gentleman.[1] However, official funding and staff have been allocated to the first lady of Nigeria since the country's independence.[1] The first lady is addressed by the title Her Excellency.[1]

History

Stella Obasanjo is the only Nigerian first lady to have died in office.[1]

First ladies of Nigeria

Name	Term Begins	Term Ends	President or Head of State
Flora Azikiwe[1]	1 October 1963	16 January 1966	Nnamdi Azikiwe
Victoria Aguiyi-Ironsi[1]	16 January 1966	29 July 1966	Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
Victoria Gowon[1]	1 August 1966	29 July 1975	Yakubu Gowon
Ajoke Mohammed[1]	29 July 1975	13 February 1976	Murtala Mohammed
Esther Oluremi Obasanjo[1]	13 February 1976	1 October 1979	Olusegun Obasanjo
No First Lady[1]	1 October 1979	31 December 1983	Shehu Shagari
Safinatu Buhari[1]	31 December 1983	27 August 1985	Muhammadu Buhari
Maryam Babangida[1]	27 August 1985	26 August 1993	Ibrahim Babangida
Margaret Shonekan[1]	26 August 1993	17 November 1993	Ernest Shonekan
Maryam Abacha[1]	17 November 1993	8 June 1998	Sani Abacha
Fati Lami Abubakar	8 June 1998	29 May 1999	Abdulsalami Abubakar
Stella Obasanjo	29 May 1999	23 October 2005 (Died in office)[1]	Olusegun Obasanjo
Office vacant	23 October 2005	29 May 2007
Turai Yar'Adua[1]	29 May 2007	9 February 2010	Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
Patience Jonathan	6 May 2010	29 May 2015	Goodluck Jonathan
Aisha Buhari	29 May 2015	Present	Muhammadu Buhari

References

1. Okon-Ekong, Nseobong (2010-10-02). "Nigeria: First Ladies - Colourful Brilliance, Gaudy Rays". Thisday. AllAfrica.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-27. Retrieved 2012-07-26.