The office of the First Lady of Nigeria is in the kitchen and ‘The Other Room’
During a Berlin news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, not even on NTA so at least our shame will be hidden, President Buhari helped us finally put an end to the great Nigerian ‘debate’ as to where or not a woman’s place is in the kitchen. Responding to a question on his wife criticism of him, the President commented “I don’t know which party my wife belongs to but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room“.
Although the First Lady holds a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration, and a master’s degree in International Affairs and Strategic Studies obviously by virtue of the President’s statement, the First Lady of the country, being a woman and a wife, is incapable of playing any other roles other than those required of her in the kitchen and ‘the other room’.
Just in case you thought his first statement was nothing but a tasteless joke, the President went on to ‘clarify’ his statements, in this video which was also put up by the official APC twitter account, and subsequently deleted presumably after they realized that the President admitting that his wife’s ‘function’ is to look after him, probably wasn’t the best line of defense for them.
VIDEO | Buhari Doubles Down, Insists His Wife Aisha Belongs to the Kitchen pic.twitter.com/20kj7FGUdf
— SIGNAL (@thesignalng) October 16, 2016
A tale of pepper-soup and police wahala
A couple of days ago Twitter user @MsNemah in a series of tweets, shared with us the hilarious tale of how sharing some pepper-soup, with her white roommate ended up with her entering police wahala like play play. They even seized her spices, and carried it to the lab to test because apparently Oyibo people don’t know what pepper looks like. Checkout the tweets below to get the full gist.
That’s how I entered problem this evening..
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
So I was having peppersoup for dinner and my oyinbo flatmate said he wanted… pic.twitter.com/2enQ9bVcvA
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
I told him its spicy oo. He said NO he can handle spice, he loves spice. I was like pic.twitter.com/QYZp1nJbc8
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
Then I gave him the peppersoup, 1min in he was like YEAH! I love it, blah blah blah. 2mins in he was o it’s really hot. Can’t stop
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
3mins in he started crying, and started saying he feels like he is about to pass out..
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
Sha we are at Beamount surgical emergency Room… pic.twitter.com/LFRQDFchkn
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
The nurse says she has to involve the police that they are treating it as food poisoning.
I’m dead
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
Now my flatmate says his tummy is burning, his friend is crying, Nurse lady says I should go bring the spices. I’m being escorted home.
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
Update: spicies and the leftover picked.. we are going to the station
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
We are here pic.twitter.com/dpSd4JMZbm
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
That’s one of the police dudes pic.twitter.com/fqJmtyLNVB
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
They hv seized my spices and rd taking it to the lab tomorrow to test it.I’m about to eat the same thing again to make sure it’s nt poisoned
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
Update:about to let me go bt with conditions.
I must report to the station for 3 consecutive days
I must report symptom to my GP immediately— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
We going to see my flatmate at the hospital.
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
Peep this guys: MY FUCKING FLATMATE GOT HOME BEFORE ME!
— Nimah A (@MsNemah) October 12, 2016
As we enter a new week, may your Jollof be sweet, and the meat on top plenty.