Buhari's Foot and Mouth Disease.

Prior to now, it has been postulated that our dear and darling President, a man who is said to be such a visionary that he is the embodiment of the touted change (perhaps he is a shape-shifter) was a man of great nobility and honour, a veritable bastion of wisdom and integrity. It was said that he was a man who could do no wrong, but whose misdeeds were the work of sycophants and boot-lickers who were so fond of the taste of shoe polish that they told him anything and everything, to ensure that they would keep having unfettered access to his shoes, and of course, certain choice portions of the National cake.
Such stories are wearing thin. Recent events have led to newer postulations in certain quarters that ironically, it is the president who is fond of the taste of shoe polish. How else can it  be explained, that every time he opens his mouth, he winds up putting his foot in it? What else is foot-and-mouth disease, biko?

 

I'm referring, of course, to the. iconic gaffe committed by our president. In the presence of someone who is probably the most powerful woman in the world, our esteemed president, in sampling the taste of German dust on his feet,  uttered the words that have made him infamously famous: That his wife belongs in The kitchen, the living room, and "the other room". And this to the German Chancellor,  a woman!
A tasteless comment, even for a leader with a history of tasteless comments. One of our President's biggest commitments, aside claims of fighting corruption and sending the Discovery and Setup Service (use the acronym if you want) to find and locate fantastic sums in people's houses., seems to be embarrassing his supporters, his party members, and the nation at large.

The internet and the digital universe was boiling, tweets, Facebook posts, and posts flying hither and yon, flaying the President for his comment, and soon enough, one of the #SaiBabarians, a presidential aide, Garba Shehu, began trying to do what passed for damage control, claiming that Buhari's tasteless comment was made jocularly, that Nigerians should chill and allow a leader "get" a sense of humor. I didn't initially understand his use of  "get" as opposed to "have". Then I remembered his first language was hausa, and that he was chosen for proximity and loyalty to the president, not necessarily because of ability or competence. Needless to say, he took a few hits himself.
 

But the real shocker was yet to come. His principal, whose name he was trying to salvage, drove yet another nail into what may well be his political coffin, if the physical one doesn't catch up with him first. In an interview with German News, he restated his earlier comment, that his wife had no business in politics, but was consigned to the home front. At the very least, it was scandalous. In the twenty first century. And this amidst rumors of the president's wife having moved to London. And against the backdrop of Reuben Abati's allegations of mega sales of dildos due to people in the corridors of power not being able to provide "horizontal refreshment" for their significant others.

While some #SaiBabarians have insisted that their visionary leader was completely correct in saying that the "Wife of The President" (Aisha's official title is not First Lady) has no business in politics, but should instead be confined to the domestic space, a lot of others have dismissed the president's remark as out-rightly sexist, and indicative of how he views women.

I'm tired. There are too many things to complain about in Nigeria. Just come and adopt me abeg. Please we have got to start saying and doing the right things.
Tueh!