It is not every day one sees the wife of a president criticise her husband on the political choices he makes. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari's wife is reported to have warned him that she may not back him at the next election unless he shakes up his government.
In a BBC interview, Aisha Buhari said the president "does not know" most of the top officials he has appointed. In the interview, Aisha stated that "The president does not know 45 out of 50 of the people he appointed and I don't know them either, despite being his wife of 27 years."
She suggested the government had been hijacked, saying a "few people" were behind presidential appointments. She stated that "Some 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."
Her interview could be viewed and analysed from different perspectives. To state that the president 'does not' know most of the top officials is to cast a huge doubt on his credibility as a leader and the president.
Her interview could also be viewed as bravery on her part coming out in public and speaking the thoughts of ordinary Nigerians who are angry at the ethnicity and nepotism surrounding the appointments of top officials.
Source:The BBC website. Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-37642282
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