Unbelievable! See the alleged price of President Buhari’s shoes (Photos)
President Muhammadu Buhari was spotted wearing expensive shoes during his departure from Abuja for his home in Katsina state for the weekend on July 1.
President Buhari departs Abuja for Katsina state
The president was accompanied by Secretary to the Government of the Federation Abba Kyari and other sides.
Buhari wore this lovely Gucci men’s horsebit leather loafer said to be worth $640 (N223,905) at $1 to N345 as to the black market rate.
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Nigerians reacting to the development criticized President Buhari for wearing such expensive shoes as the country is facing severe economic hardship.
@thesignalng he never claimed he had no shoes though ????????????@gucci
— La smile (@Ismaila_Saf) July 9, 2016
@thesignalng @NGRWailers @gucci Lol! You all think Baba became President to wear an Aba made shoe!
— Ataga (@ExplorerAtaga) July 10, 2016
@thesignalng @gucci it is surprised to me in person that @MBuhari is wearing such a costly shoes because he was never poor like he claimed
— Alhaji Suleman (@DonaldSpeakz) July 9, 2016
President Buhari’s shoes
@thesignalng @PdpNigeria @gucci it’s so painful that we don’t have opposition party in Nigeria. What has PDP turn to for God’s sake
— #BringBackOurGirls (@iam_olutayo) July 9, 2016
@thesignalng @gucci …you need to free your mind from the mental slavery of poverty. Both shoes cost 1280USD! pic.twitter.com/wuCw0YMg8d
— Innocent micheal (@pappyfish) July 9, 2016
@thesignalng @mr_ochonogor @gucci I bet security vote is working while d economy slide into recession.
— Julius Nkenchor (@sejulinchor) July 9, 2016
@thesignalng@gucci if $1 was #1 as it was that shoe would have been #600.@NGRPresident pls fix forex,power,insurgency& fund entrepreneurs.
— OWM (@owm4xst) July 10, 2016
The price of Buhari’s shoes at the official site of Gucci
However, NAIJ.com can’t independently verified the brand of Buhari’s shoes.
Earlier, Zahra Buhari, the president’s beautiful daughter, wore lovely Manolo Blahnik Hangisi Satin pumps said to be worth $965 (N192k) and $1,099.00 (N218k) on Ebay.
The Nigerian media were also in uproar over the watch of Buhari’s wife Aisha which she wore for the inauguration ceremonies of her husband.
The watch was estimated roughly $52000 or more than the president earns in three months from his official salary.
The current minimum wage paid to Nigerian workers is N18,000 or near $90.
One of the chieftains of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party accused Presdient Buhari of wearing shoes estimated $8,000 (about N2,592,000).
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