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Spokesperson for Nigeria\u2019s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has jumped to the defense of\u00a0his boss, saying he was only joking when he remarked that his wife belongs to the kitchen.<\/p>\n

Mallam Garba Shehu in a tweet urged people to see it as a joke, adding that the President has promoted many women:<\/p>\n

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My friends, can’t a leader get a sense humour anymore? Mr. President laughed before that statement was made.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mallam Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) October 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Mr. President respects the place of women in our society. He believes in the abilities of women.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Mallam Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) October 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Buhari has been intensely criticized on social media following his comments which was supposed to be a response to his wife, Aisha’s interview on the BBC where she questioned his leadership.<\/p>\n

In an interview during a joint press briefing with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the AP news agency quoted Buhari as 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.”<\/p>\n

Aisha\u2019s concerns<\/strong><\/p>\n

Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s wife had warned him that she may not back him at the next election unless he shakes up his government.<\/p>\n

She suggested the government had been hijacked, saying a \u201cfew people\u201d were behind presidential appointments.<\/p>\n

She said people who did not share the vision of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) were now appointed to top posts because of the influence a \u201cfew people\u201d wield.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome people are sitting down in their homes folding their arms only for them to be called to come and head an agency or a ministerial position.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked to name those who had hijacked the government, she refused, saying: \u201cYou will know them if you watch television.\u201d<\/p>\n

–<\/p>\n

By: Marian Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana [with files from BBC]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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