Nigeria's President Buhari is in  over sexist  he made about his wife. He said in a  conference: "I don't know which  my wife belongs to but she belongs to my  and my living room and the  room." Mr Buhari was standing next to Germany's chancellor at the time, but she made no . She gave him a shocked . Mr Buhari went on to add fuel to the . He said he could "claim  knowledge" over his wife.
Nigeria’s first lady Aisha Buhari warned her  that she might not support his re-election . She has a master's  in International Affairs and Strategic Studies. She is a  businesswoman and has published a  on the  of beauty therapy. In  to her businesses, she is a human  activist. She campaigned for the  of the 250 girls kidnapped by the  group Boko Haram.