Thursday, 22 January 2015

Buhari’s daughter, Halima, opens up on the kind of father he is


The fifth daughter of APC presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari, Halima has spoken about her dad!
In an interview with writer and journalist, Lola Shoneyin in Abeokuta, she excitedly talked about the All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, his relationship with his kids and grand kids, his passion for Nigeria and why he is the man to get the job done.


When asked what kind of dad he is, the happy mum of one said “He is like every normal father, very realistic, tells you exactly how it is and loves cracking jokes. He doesn’t coerce us to do what we don’t want us to do, he has a very soft side and he is very caring.”


Buhari and grand daughter



Buhari and Grand children

On how he relates with his grandchildren “I have a seven year old daughter and he calls her ‘laraba’ which means Wednesday in Hausa, he plays and is very fond of his grandchildren and gives them traditional funny nick names.”
On the Kind of Leader he is “Well, this is not 1983 not military but democratic regime, he is passionate about Nigeria and interested in getting it out of the mess it is now esp. insecurity and corruption, he is that kind of person who gets the job done.”


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