The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Administration
and Women Affairs (Office of the First Lady), Dr Hajo Sani, has given an
insight into why the wife of the President, Aisha, did not react publicly to
“the other room” comment made by the President, Muhammadu Buhari in 2016.
Sani said the outspoken Aisha refused to react to the
statement because she understood her husband’s mindset and sense of humour.
She disclosed this in the biography of the wife of the
President titled, ‘Aisha Buhari: Being different,’ which was presented to the
public at an elaborate event held at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja
on Thursday.
The President at a joint press conference with German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, during a state visit to Germany in October 2016 and was asked to respond to an interview Aisha granted the BBC in which she claimed her husband did not know most of the top government officials he appointed, saying some people have hijacked the government.
She (Aisha) had also threatened not to campaign for the
President’s re-election in 2019 if he continued that way.
But when asked to react to his wife’s position, Buhari had
laughed it off and 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.”
The comment attracted further criticisms to the President,
with many holding the position that the statement was against women.
Sani added that the controversy did not discourage the
President’s wife from further intervening on national issues.
She wrote, “Many will not forget the ‘other room’ metaphor
which occurred during President Buhari’s visit to Germany, where he responded
to a question at a joint press briefing with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.
“In a lighter mood,
he laughed off a question about his reaction to a BBC interview with his wife
by saying, ‘I don’t know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my
kitchen, and my living room and the other room.’
“His remarks immediately went viral on social media, with
some people calling for and expecting a rebuttal from Aisha. Meanwhile, she
never contested the statement or queried her husband. This is vintage Aisha
Buhari.
“Married for decades, she understands her husband’s mindset and
sense of humour, a side of him that the public may not see or appreciate.”
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