Former First Lady Aisha Buhari has described her late husband Muhammadu Buhari’s infamous “other room” remarks as a joke that missed its moment, admitting that it was made on the wrong stage despite being humorous within their private understanding.
The comment, delivered during a 2016 press conference in Berkin alongside the then German Chancellor Angela Merkel, sparked global backlash after Buhari said his wife belongs to my kitchen, my living room and the other room, following her public criticism of the government.
According to a new biography by Dr. Charles Omole, Aisha Buhari acknowledged that while they joked about the line at home, irony travelled poorly in the international arena forcing her to clarify repeatedly that she knew her place in power and never hesitated to occupy it when it mattered.
Aisha Buhari reflections on the comments were captured in a 600-page biography titled “From Soldiers to Statesman: A Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari”, written by Charles Omole and launched at the State House on Monday., the book spans 22 Chapters tracing Buhari’s life from his childhood in Daura, Katsina, to his final days in a London hospital in mid July 2025.
In the biography, the former First Lady, said the remark which sparked global outrage in 2026 was a private joke between her husband but was ill-suited for a public setting.
-9News Nigeria.
