Argue with your ancestors, wife slams critics of Plateau lawmaker’s SUV gift to secondary school daughter

Layla Ali Othman, wife of the House of Representatives member from Plateau State has knocked people criticizing her husband for gifting a brand new SUV to their daughter, Aisha,on her graduay from secondary school.

The lawmaker’s grand gesture has generated mixed reactions on social media with many criticizing him for gifting the teenager an expensive car amidst Nigeria’s current economic challenges.

Layla, who is one of Gagdi’s wives and Aisha’s stepmother, however said that they didn’t buy the car with constituency money or funds allocated for their people. 

She wrote on social media, “If you want to give information, you should get your facts right. It’s a 2021 model. And yes, it’s equally expensive, and yes, we are proud of our child as she did very well in school. 

 “And yes, we bought her a car because we can afford it. But no, the car wasn’t bought with constituency money or any government allocated funds for the people. If you don’t believe, kindly argue with your ancestors.”