Aisha Buhari Rules Out Remarriage, Opens Up on Life After Buhari in New Biography

Former First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has publicly addressed speculation surrounding her marital future following the death of her husband, former President Muhammadu Buhari, making it clear that remarriage is not under consideration.

Her position, PulseNets learnt, is not driven by moral judgement or public pressure but by personal reflection and practicality shaped by her current stage in life.

This clarification emerged during the public unveiling of a new biography on the late former president at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. The book, written by Dr Charles Omole, provides intimate insights into Buhari’s personal life, leadership journey, and family dynamics, including Aisha Buhari’s outlook on widowhood.

According to excerpts obtained by PulseNets, the former First Lady was unequivocal in her response when the subject of remarriage came up during conversations with the author.

“She will not remarry,” Omole quoted her as saying, “almost casually, without drama or performance.”

The biography explains that her decision is anchored in family realities and the responsibilities that come with them.

“It is not a moral declaration, but a practical one,” the book notes. “She has grandchildren now. One marriage, in her view, was sufficient.”

Dr Omole frames her stance as a conscious refusal to conform to the often rigid expectations placed on widows within society.

“In a culture where remarriage is sometimes framed as either betrayal or sainthood, her answer rejects both narratives,” he wrote. “It is simply a woman defining the boundaries of her future.”

PulseNets reported that the biography also outlines Aisha Buhari’s plans to step into a more private and measured phase of life, away from the intense glare of public attention that defined her years in Aso Rock.

“Her future is both domestic and outward-looking,” the author explained. “She plans to travel, holiday with friends and associates, and be present in the lives of her grandchildren.”

“She wants them to remember her not as a distant figure behind tinted glass, but as a grandmother fully present in their childhood,” the text added.

Beyond family life, the former First Lady is expected to sustain her humanitarian commitments. PulseNets learnt that she will continue to oversee the Aisha Buhari Foundation, alongside the cardiovascular and medical centre in Kano, which has reportedly completed over 200 medical procedures.

“She will continue to host, collaborate, and extend the same ethic of care that defined her public years, but in a quieter and more sustainable form,” the biography stated.

Omole described her current disposition as a deliberate retreat after decades under constant scrutiny.

“If the republic expects a politics of eternal return,” he wrote, “she offers instead a politics of departure: let others take the stage; let the house heal.”

The book also revisits the contradictions of her time as First Lady, portraying her marriage as both shelter and struggle.

“For Aisha Buhari, marriage was at once a refuge and a trial,” the author observed. “It gave her a voice, then penalised her for using it. It opened doors to power, only for those spaces to become hostile.”

“Entrusted with national expectations in 2014, she was, by that same period, written out of acknowledgment,” the biography added.

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Muhammadu Buhari married Aisha Buhari, née Halilu, on December 2, 1989, following his divorce the previous year. Born in 1971 in Adamawa State, she became Nigeria’s First Lady in 2015 after Buhari assumed office as president. Their 35-year marriage produced five children.

PulseNets recalls that Buhari died in mid-July 2025 at a hospital in London, closing a defining chapter in Nigeria’s political and personal history.