Earlier today, President Muhammadu Buhari reacted to the interview his wife Aisha
Buhari granted the BBC, where she said she may not support his
re-election bid in 2019.
Buhari, who reacted to his wife in Germany where he stood with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said, “I don’t know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room.”
Buhari, who laughed off his initial statement, further told the
reporters that he hopes his wife will remember that he ran for the
office of president three times before succeeding on the fourth
attempt.
In his words, “So I claim superior knowledge over her and the rest of
the opposition, because in the end I have succeeded. It’s not easy to
satisfy the whole Nigerian opposition parties or to participate in the
government.”
the opposition, because in the end I have succeeded. It’s not easy to
satisfy the whole Nigerian opposition parties or to participate in the
government.”
Well, President Buhari’s reply to his wife Aisha from far away Germany has
been attracting some reactions on the social media, with many against
it. Consequently, Mr President’s spokesman, Garba Shehu has come out to
douse the tension, saying it was all a joke. His words:
He said people shouldn’t take the statement serious, that President Buhari was throwing a banter.