ABUJA – The Presidency has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment to journalists on Friday about his wife ‘belonging to the kitchen … and the other room’ was only a ‘banter’.
Earlier on the president while fielding questions from journalists in Germany about his wife, Aisha Buhari’s controversial BBC’s interview, said that “I don’t know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room.”
Presidency spokesman, Garba Shehu in an effort to clarify the president’s comment which has long gone viral, said that “He was obviously throwing a banter.”
Garba in a series of tweets said: “My friends, can’t a leader get a sense of humour anymore? Mr. President laughed before that statement was made.
Politics sometimes should be spiced with humour. Those of us close to him know there is never a dull moment with him.
“Mr. President respects the place of women in our society. He believes in the abilities of women.
“One of Nigeria’s most sensitive offices today is headed by a woman, Mrs. (Kemi) Adeosun. This is an evidence of the confidence he reposes in women.”