Concerned Nigerian gender activists have called on the women of Edo State to forgive the unguarded comments credited to Mrs. Aisha Buhari, wife of the APC Presidential Candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari.
Mrs. Buhari had in a campaign rally for her husband’s presidential bid in Edo State over the weekend, described the women of Edo State, as “prostitutes” claiming her husband’s administration will stop the prostitution by Edo women abroad.
In a swift response to Mrs. Buhari on Monday in Benin, Sarah Obozuwa, Founder of the Edo Women for Change (EWC) called on Edo women to forgive Mrs. Buhari. She alleged that Mrs Aisha Buhari was born on September 29, 1979.
“As of today, Mrs. Buhari is only 35 years of age.She was married to Buhari in August 13, 1989, at the age of 9, an underage according to the constitution of Nigeria. Buhari was 47 in 1989. So Mrs. Buhari is a victim of childhood bride and her outbursts are understandable”, she said.
She alleged that Aisha was a playmate of Buhari’s eldest daughter, Zulai (the daughter of Safinatu, the first wife of Buhari)
“It is ironic how such a traumatized woman now stands at the vanguard of stigmatizing fellow women,” she added.
However, other sources put the age of Aisha Buhari at 44.
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