BBC blogs has done a piece on the reaction of Nigerians to the expensive
Cartier wristwatch worn by first lady, Aisha Buhari to her husband's
inauguration.Read what BBC wrote below:
Photos of Nigeria's first lady wearing an expensive watch led some
Nigerians to ask whether they undermine President Buhari's "man of the
people" image.
In March, Muhammadu Buhari was elected as Nigeria's new president after a
campaign which took a strong anti-corruption stance. Buhari underlined
his humble credentials by raising money from ordinary voters. He even
had to stretch his finances to pay the fee to register as a candidate.
This image was diluted somewhat when his wife, Aisha Buhari, was
pictured wearing an expensive-looking watch at her husband's
inauguration last week and these images were shared on the Instagram
account of the photographer George Okoro.
Nigerian press described it as a Cartier Baignoire Folle 18-carat white
gold diamond timepiece that was estimated to cost around $50,000 - more
than £30,000 or about 10m Nigerian naira. Others, however, pointed out
that knockoff versions are available for as little as $100.
Around 3,000 tweets mentioning the first lady's name and the word
"watch" have been posted. Many were critical and raised a sceptical
eyebrow about where Mrs Buhari might have got the money to buy such an
expensive piece of jewellery. "Aisha Buhari will be wearing a N10million
watch and her husband told us he borrowed money to buy his presidential
nomination form," said Twitter user Kate Vincent.
But others defended her: "Aisha Buhari didn't use Nigeria's money to buy
her watch so what exactly is the problem? Am i missing something? Why
is it a big deal?" tweeted @SalaudeenNana.
SOURCE: #BBC
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