Folks Are Not Happy Over Buhari & Lara Oshiomole’s Handshake

If it’s a crazy discussion, it has to be Nigerian, and this one ranks up there as one of the more weirder things that’s concerning Nigerians yesterday on twitter. Buhari and newly wed Lara Oshiomole’s handshake has caused a big stir on twitter, and has some folks questioning the act by the President-Elect.

The photo shown below of president-elect Muhammadu Buhari shaking hands with Lara Oshiomhole is what is causing all the discussion.

A number of people have come out to say that the handshake was inappropriate according to Islam. Others though, don’t see anything wrong in it.

Here’s what some folks were saying on twitter:

We the Muslim community on Twitter condemn Buhari for shaking hands with a female. He knows that is haram and rejected.

— Hassan A. Ibrahim (@_HassanIbrahim) May 17, 2015

President-Elect, M. Buhari don’t have to shake the hands of a female. That is forbidden in our book. We see what this will lead him to.

— Hassan A. Ibrahim (@_HassanIbrahim) May 17, 2015

Don’t insult our religion with your filthy opinion. GMB knows what is right to do. He should apologise for doing that hand shake.

— Hassan A. Ibrahim (@_HassanIbrahim) May 17, 2015

Baba is President of Nigeria and not to the few of us but up North here that is not what we think. He is there to serve us. Abeg parkwell

— Hassan A. Ibrahim (@_HassanIbrahim) May 17, 2015

Handshake with d opposite sex is totally forbidden as muslims. I wont deny i don’t shake hands sometimes but dat is my responsibility 2 take

— The Pious &Happy One (@Marmyla) May 17, 2015

President Buhari cannot shake the hands of women? What’s going on? When are we going to be about things that affect people’s lives?

— JJ. Omojuwa (@omojuwa) May 17, 2015

Well, as regards Buhari, If he refuses to shake women, we’ll have diplomatic problems & alienate allies The job is not a religious one

— King Alfred (@KingDouyeAlfred) May 17, 2015

If you didn’t want Buhari to shake fellow compatriots hands, you would have simply advised him not to contest as Nigerian president.

— Ediong (@Ediong) May 17, 2015

Buhari is a SECULAR president, elected on the platform of a SECULAR party, in a SECULAR Nig. He’ll shake women’s hands as etiquette demands

— Zainab Usman (@MssZeeUsman) May 17, 2015

Buhari’s wife, Aisha Buhari, as First Lady, will also shake hands with men, especially male leaders over the next 4 yrs. Deal with it!

— Zainab Usman (@MssZeeUsman) May 17, 2015

I am a MUSLIM and Buhari’s hand shake was not wrong, so far it is clear what his intention was.

— Jio (@OsaiyuwuOyomwan) May 17, 2015

A Muslim leader shaking hands with a female, will your tell Buhari to not shake hands with female world leaders? pic.twitter.com/EvSHg2l9kC

— S (@Seyi__) May 17, 2015

And the tweets that made the most sense are

If Buhari didn’t shake the hand now you’ll calm him extremist. He’s shook the hand now you’re saying haram. Nigerians what do we want ?

— . (@aisha__modibbo) May 17, 2015

Fuel no dey, Light no dey, but our problem na say Buhari (aka Chief Ustaz of the Federation) de shake woman hand. This is why we are behind

— Lord Vino (@LordV_234) May 17, 2015

Finally, we really have bigger fish to fry as country than whether or not, Buhari shook a woman’s hand or not. As the president of a country like Nigeria he’s going to shake hands with women a lot. Would he have to apologize everything he does it?

And one has to wonder why this is coming up now, as there are tons of pictures of him shaking hands with women over the past few months. Why just now?