I ASK FOR WISDOM.
I read the Quran and I have studied the tradition and history of Islam, from its beginning to the several powerful dynasties and empires it begat. Many of these dynasties were really progressive and liberal, a good example is the ottoman empire; this empire that was founded on the ruins of the Byzantine empire allowed for a lot of rights even for women and it helped build learning institutions and spread knowledge in science and other disciplines.
Muhammed (SAW), the founder of this dynamic religion ensured the right and dignity of women as he himself was surrounded by many women that he held dearly, from his beloved daughter Fatima to his wives, the industrious Khadijat and scholarly Aisha.
Sadly however, the brand of Islam practised here in Nigeria which has deep root in wahhabism and the culture it has bred is generally enslaving and hypocritical.
This brand of Islam is one main reason why the south is so way ahead of the north in many vital human indices (despite the fact that the north got exposed to other civilisations and education way earlier than the south).
See how our first lady has been conducting herself recently in shame and utter disregard for decency.
Contrast her with Stella Obasanjo and Patience Jonathan. These later ladies held the office with more grace.
Typical, its we from the south that are feeling so uneasy by this development and carrying the northerners matter on our head like 'headache'. There is an eerie silence from the north and even their fellow muslim brothers from the south here.
I wait to see the kind of prison that will contain everyone of us from the south that has been speaking out against Mrs Aisha Buhari's high-handedness.