Opinion
Democracy Day Speech: Nigerians React
Comments Flood Twitter Over Buhari’s Claims In Democracy Day Speech
While Some Nigerians have notably approved of the president Muhammadu Buhari’s democracy day speech, some have taken to twitter to say that the speech is littered with lies.
In series of posts, some Nigerians have expressed displeasure at the spate of killings, the country has faced in the last three, years, thereby scorning at the president’s statement that the insurgency has reduced in capacity.
In some other groups of post some individuals have faulted the presidents’ statement that Nigerians report less use of generators, saying that they had to put on the generator to watch the nation wide broadcast.
Joining the reactions is Sam Adeyemi, the senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, who prayed that God will save Nigeria and help Nigerians to overcome ethnic and religious prejudices.
See some tweets:
I used generator to watch Buhari's #DemocracyDay speech yet he said Nigerians enjoy better power supply now and less use of generators.
I think he's fasting, so why the lies? pic.twitter.com/eC1aXsSiWX
— Sweet Shantel (@SweetShantel) May 29, 2018
I don't suffer from amnesia. I know where we were 4-5 years ago. We are not at our desired destination yet but we will get there soon
Two things are sacrosanct;
1. We have left Egypt
2. We aren't going back to Egypt#CHANGE#DemocracyDay#ThreeYearsOfPMBAdministration— Tunde (@iameneji) May 29, 2018
Like someone once said ‘’There is nothing like a baby lion. A lion is a lion’’. You’d keep thinking it is a baby lion until you go at it one day and it will consume you.
Same thing. This isn’t little killings or few killings or little genocide. This is massacre! #DemocracyDay pic.twitter.com/evDt9cqSH2
— Royalty (@royaltyuso) May 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/Gomeznsude/status/1001360837154627584
https://twitter.com/realKefason/status/1001002716389433344
Lord, help us to overcome the ethnic and religious prejudices that deeply divide our nation. Help us to agree on the vision of a developed Nigeria, and on the values and structures that will help us achieve the vision. Amen. Happy Democracy Day Nigeria! #DemocracyDay
— Sam Adeyemi (@sam_adeyemi) May 29, 2018