General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd)
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives
Congress (APC) retired General Muhammadu Buhari
says he will not have an office for first lady if elected
in next year’s election.
In an exclusive interview with Weekly Trust in Kaduna,
Buhari said his decision was premised on the fact
there is no office of first lady in the Nigerian
constitution, just as there is no official role for
presidents’ wives.
Rather, he said ministries which are constitutional
should be allowed to play their roles.
“There is the Ministry of Women Affairs, and so on”,
he said.
The APC flag bearer said women would however play
very important roles in his administration.
“I was raised by my mother, as I lost my father when I
was under six years, so I know what a woman can do
if given the chance,” he said, adding that he sees
them as his cornerstone.
General Buhari also spoke on the situation in Chibok,
Borno State, where over 200 schoolgirls were
abducted by the terrorist group, Boko Haram and
remain in their captivity.
“Imagine a mother with a teenage daughter there and
for seven months and has no clue where she is”, he
said, noting that women’s effort in looking after
children, apart from the pain of childbirth, aggravates
the pain of losing a child.
“Roughly one year in their tummy and from the time
they are born until they clock six, children tend to
assume they know everything, but it is women, their
mothers, who are responsible for them. I have the
greatest respect for women,” he said.

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