Do we file this one under ‘Politicians say the darndest things’?
President Muhammadu Buhari was interviewed today by CNN’s Christine Amanpour as he attends the United Kingdom’s global anti-corruption summit.
Of course, the topic of the missing Chibok girls came up, and in particular why his government has suddenly become hostile to peaceful protesters in the Brig Back Our Girls group who have been reaching out to him for updates.
His response is very interesting.
“I saw the families as a group twice,” he said. “The first time, they came to visit my wife. The second, they came as a group to see me, and the less I see them the better for my own emotional balance.”
“I try to imagine my 14-year-old year old daughter missing for more than two years. I try to imagine what condition are they in. A lot of the fathers would rather see their graves, than imagine them under such condition.”
Interesting.
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