Muhammadu Buhari Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Abolishing the office of the first lady === {{Main|First Lady of Nigeria}} In December 2014, Muhammadu Buhari went on the record to say he would abolish the office of the [[First Lady of Nigeria|First Lady]] if he was elected as president, claiming it was unconstitutional.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141231220655/http://www.that1960chick.com/2014/12/27/buhari-says-no-first-lady-if-elected-patience-jonathan-kinda-responds-what-do-you-think/#sthash.oOW9HuRs.mRUxlv1H.dpbs/ Buhari Says "No First Lady" If Elected ... Patience Jonathan Kinda Responds. What Do You Think?]. that1960chick.com (27 December 2014). Retrieved on 4 November 2016.</ref><ref name=":1">[http://article.wn.com/view/2015/01/08/Buhari_Comes_Under_Severe_Attack_Over_Plans_to_Scrap_First_L/ Buhari Comes Under Severe Attack Over Plans to Scrap First Lady's Office β Worldnews.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418173853/http://article.wn.com/view/2015/01/08/Buhari_Comes_Under_Severe_Attack_Over_Plans_to_Scrap_First_L/ |date=18 April 2015 }}. Article.wn.com. Retrieved on 4 November 2016.</ref> The [[Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta]] (MEND), a Nigerian militant group that endorsed Buhari during the 2015 general elections, commended Buhari for his plans and went on to say that the office of the First Lady was "obviously an irrelevant, fraudulent and unconstitutional office, whose only purpose is to further plunder the resources of the country."<ref>[http://www.peoplesdailyng.com/mend-endorses-buhari-for-president/ MEND endorses Buhari for president | Peoples Daily Newspaper] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427054521/http://www.peoplesdailyng.com/mend-endorses-buhari-for-president/ |date=27 April 2015 }}. Peoplesdailyng.com. Retrieved on 4 November 2016.</ref> Since assuming the presidency on 29 May 2015, Buhari has yet to terminate the office of the First Lady. [[Aisha Buhari]] operates from the office of the First Lady as "wife of the President".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150810030001/http://expressng.com/2015/08/aisha-buhari-takes-over-patience-jonathans-office/ Aisha Buhari Takes Over Patience Jonathan's Office β Entertainment Express]. Expressng.com. Retrieved on 4 November 2016.</ref> Having suggested the abolition of the [[First Lady of Nigeria|office of the First Lady]],<ref name=":1" /> Buhari has further aired some controversial statements about women. On his visit to the Germany's [[Angela Merkel]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=World's Most Powerful Women|url=https://www.forbes.com/power-women/list/|access-date=11 April 2020|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=20 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920073036/https://www.forbes.com/power-women/list/|url-status=live}}</ref> Buhari reiterated "I don't know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room" <ref name=":2">{{Cite news|date=14 October 2016|title=Nigeria's President Buhari: My wife belongs in kitchen|language=en-gb|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37659863|access-date=11 April 2020|archive-date=14 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314230704/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37659863|url-status=live}}</ref> after his [[Aisha Buhari|wife]] had earlier advised him to step up his leadership.<ref name=":2" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page