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It is surprising how Nigerians easily forget the past. Nigerians
have all forgotten how President Tinubu was taunted, jeered and goaded while he
campaigned to become the President. It was so severe he came out to say he
doesn’t log into social media anymore.
Nigerians told him that he:
1. Said, “balablu
bulaba.”
2. Was sick.
3. Said, “God
bless PD-APC.”
4. Often
staggered back and forth during campaigns.
5. He slept in the house of a northern emir, where he had gone to seek political
support.
There are so many things that were said to frustrate his
ambition of becoming the President. But it has been said that Mr President is
not one who forgets easily. Thus he is simply taking his revenge.
There was another disparaging post I saw on Facebook. It was
obviously from a Yoruba man. I was shocked that, contrary to our tradition of
supporting one who comes from our tribe, a Yoruba man posted to say that, on a
trip from Abuja to Minna via Mr President’s private jet, Tinubu had to visit
the comfort room of the plane eighteen times in the less than thirty minutes
journey from Abuja to Minna.
It takes a miracle for someone who has been subjected to these
kinds of humiliations not to take his revenge when he gets the chance. However,
Mr President should know that not everyone said things to humiliate him. The day
he launched his campaign, there were so many people in his team, people who had
been with him in good and bad times. They will also be affected.
If it is true that he is actually taking his revenge, he
should remember he has got relations in the village who are experiencing this excruciating
economic trauma and that what is happening will change the country in such a
way that we may never recover.
If it gets too far, the powers supporting him can withdraw
that support –there is the National Assembly and the cabal, whose mention sounds like a conspiracy theory at any time. They are human beings and have feelings. They
could feel that enough is enough.
It feels strange that the wealthiest nation in Africa has
transformed into a nation where many now beg for food.
