Nigeria's President Buhari is in water over sexist he made about his wife. She had said she might not support his to be re-elected. He replied to that in a news conference, saying: "I don't know which party my wife belongs to but she belongs to my and my living room and the room." Mr Buhari was standing next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the , but she did not . She just gave him a shocked . Mr Buhari went on to add to the fire. He said he could "claim superior knowledge" over his wife after running for president three .
Nigeria’s first lady Aisha Buhari warned her that she would not with him unless he reformed his . She said her husband's government had been hijacked. Mrs Buhari has a master's in International Affairs and Strategic Studies. She is a entrepreneur, opening a well-known parlour. She also published a book on the of beauty therapy. In to her businesses, she is a human rights . She campaigned for the release of the 250 girls kidnapped by the group Boko Haram in 2014.