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October 15, 2016

How Nigerians reacted to Aisha’s BBC interview vs Buhari’s response

How Nigerians reacted to Aisha’s BBC interview vs Buhari’s response

Nigerians have reacted, in various ways on the social media, to the controversial comments between the wife of Nigeria’s president, Aisha Buhari and her husband, Muhammadu Buhari.

Recall that in a BBC Hausa service programme last week Friday, Buhari’s wife, Aisha had alleged that cabals have hijacked her husband’s government and are dictating to him how he should run the APC-led government as against the initial template promised the electorates during campaigns.

However, President Buhari who was on a state visit to Berlin, Germany laughed off  his wife’s claims and, ‘jokingly’ said his wife, Aisha belonged to his kitchen, his living room and the other rooms. He also said he did not know which party his wife belongs to and that he claims superior knowledge of Nigeria’s political terrain more than she does.

Nigerians, however, expressed their opinions on both party’s comments thus: