Buhari: I Was Merely Joking Over My Wife’s Place In The Kitchen
President Muhammadu Buhari[/caption]
President Muhammadu Buhari fearing backlash over his comments that his wife, Aisha Buhari’s place is in the kitchen has explained that it was merely a joke.
Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, in a terse statement late on Friday evening said the president did not mean to denigrate his wife or women for that matter.
BuharI had stirred the hornets nest when he said his wife belongs to the kitchen, sitting room and bedroom on a state visit to Germany.
But a statement by Shehu reads: “friends, can’t a leader get a sense humour anymore? Mr. President laughed before that statement was made. He was obviously throwing a banter. Mr. President respects the place of women in our society.
He believes in the abilities of women. Politics sometimes should be spiced with humour. Those of us around him know there is never a dull moment with him. One of Nigeria’s most sensitive office today is headed by a woman, Mrs. Adeosun. This is an evidence of the confidence he reposes in women.”