Men Also Belong To The Kitchen- Babangida Aliyu

Former Niger State governor, Dr. Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu, has in response to President Muhammadu Buhari’s comments on the role of women in the society, said that men also belong to the kitchen.

Buhari had recently while reacting to the political statement credited to his wife, Aisha that a clique had taken over the administration of the country from her husband, said that his wife’s role should be limited to the kitchen, sitting room and the “other room”.

But the former governor, speaking in Minna at the weekend agreed that though the place of the woman is in the kitchen “men also belong to the kitchen”.

Aliyu, who spoke at the annual NDEDI lecture series organised by the Newgate College of Technology, defended his position by citing sections of the Islamic Holy book.

According to him, “It is actually the man that should be in the kitchen as provided in the Holy Quran,” adding that the woman should only be in the “inner room” while the men should provide all the needs of the woman, including making purchases from the market for the use of the family.
“Islam does not permit women to go out indiscriminately; they are to be in the house taking care of the children,” he said.

However, Aliyu said in a recession, the husband and the wife should support each other for the good of the family and the society.

He was silent, however, on if women should be allowed to take active part in politics or make political statements like those made by Mrs. Buhari.

Aliyu also said at the occasion that the era of men taking many wives was gone, noting that those that had married more than one wife and claimed that the scriptures allowed them to do so were ignorant of the tenets.

“What the Book says is that if you can be faithful and fair to two wives, you are allowed to take more than one wife. I don’t see how a man can be faithful and fair to more than one wife.
“We cannot afford to continue with this type of life unless we want to continue like our grandfathers, as marriage is not compulsory. Plan your lives so that you don’t get frustrated along the line,” he said.

The Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Professor Musbau Adeyemi, who was represented by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Administration, Professor Mohammed Sadiku, observed that the economic situation in the country had caught up with many universities.
According to him, while some universities were struggling to pay workers’ salaries, others had slashed the salaries of their staff by over 40 per cent, while some had not been able to pay at all for upwards of four months.

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Niger Govt. Asks Babangida Aliyu To Refund N2.9bn

The Niger State Government has asked former Gov Babangida Aliyu to refund N2.9 billion. A statement by Dr Ibrahim Dooba, Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, indicated that the money was taken as loan on the eve of Aliyu’s departure.

It stated that although the new administration of Gov. Abubakar Bello would not witch-hunt any past leader, “but the misappropriated money belongs to the people. “They took this loan on the eve of their departure. And as was customary with that administration, they did nothing with the money.

“You can’t collect a loan on behalf of the people and share it among yourselves. That’s literally what they did. They simply raised a list and allocated money to those on the list.

”The office of the SSG for example, was given N600 million. The records did not say what he would do with the money. Well, we want our money back. The money belongs to the people”, it said.

The statement added that the present administration had prioritised the needs of the people, stressing that such looted but recovered funds would be expended on projects. ”Our people need food, shelter, security, roads, water and so forth. For example, the governor wants to start with the provision of potable water and in the coming weeks, we’ll provide water at predictable intervals to Nigerlites.

“On the problem of electricity, we have started an arrangement to rent a power plant from overseas to provide regular electricity before a permanent solution is found.

“Also, Minna-Kataeregi road, Kontagora-Tegina, Minna-Suleja, Bakeko-Katcha, Kaffin-koro, Kuta-Sabon Gari and Maitumbi-Maikunkele roads among others, are receiving urgent attention”, it said.

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North Cannot Be Deceived By Slogan Of Change- Gov Aliyu

Niger State governor, Dr. Muazu Babangida Aliyu has stated that those shouting for change are those seeking power for revenge; saying that the north cannot be deceived by such mission of revenge and slogan of change as well as religious sentiment.

Aliyu who spoke over the weekend in Minna at a lecture to mark the 40th birthday of Niger State governorship candidate of PDP, Alhaji Umar Mohammed Nasko noted that some people are seeking power to avenge what they felt was done against them in the past. Aliyu stated that, “you don’t look for change for revenge, Nigerians should look beyond sentiment and vote realistically”.

While saying that in both Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) there are Muslims and Christians as flag bearers he noted that using religion to win election will be effort in futility. Aliyu stated further, that “revenge is un-Islamic and un-Christian, anybody seeking power for revenge cannot claim to be a true believer”.

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