By Nigerian singer, Olawale Oloforo professionally known as Brymo has come heavy criticism on Twitter after he threw his weight behind the presidential bid of the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
It all started on Tuesday morning when a tweep, @Ambrosia_Ijebu shared some thoughts on Tinubu’s candidacy, saying a number of Nigerians are supporting the “lifelong ambition” of the former Lagos governor for self-serving reasons.
The tweet read, “This Jagaban candidacy has truly helped me see that so many Nigerians actually don’t care about purposeful or diligent leadership.
“I said to one of my Egbons (a leading Yoruba businessman) that this man is not well, he’s not fit to do this job. He said, was Buhari well when he entered? I said isn’t that the entire point? He said, we will get him good healthcare, leave that one.
“The only thing my Egbon cares about is his government contracts and business deals which access to power will get him. Finish. Anything else is big grammar. And this is the typical Nigerian elite.”
This Jagaban candidacy has truly helped me see that so many Nigerians actually don’t care about purposeful or diligent leadership.
— Mitchell Targaryen (@Ambrosia_Ijebu) May 30, 2022
Reacting to the tweet, Brymo argued that Tinubu is the only presidential hopeful with a plan, making a case for a “city boy” to occupy the nation’s top seat for once.
Yet… he’s the one with a plan, we all know that… Let a city boy be president for once!.. never met the man, or any one who represents, or is acquainted to him, or even his relations and political affiliates – and if we stopped trying to kill them off for being old https://t.co/0aZHa6UpN5
— Ọláwálé Ọlọ́fọ̀ọrọ̀ (@BrymOlawale) May 31, 2022
“Yet… he’s the one with a plan, we all know that… Let a city boy be president for once!.. never met the man, or any one who represents, or is acquainted to him, or even his relations and political affiliates – and if we stopped trying to kill them off for being old,” he wrote.
But Nigerian tweeps appear to be having none of it, as they slammed the singer for openly supporting the 70-year-old politician who they believe is unfit to be president because of his questionable background and seeming ill-health.
Read their tweets below:
This is either a case of extreme political naivety or ethnocentrism. I bet it's the latter. But this mad man will still be singing about Nigeria's problems like he's no part of it. A plan to turn Nigeria to his personal purse or make agberoism polity mainstream? https://t.co/2YIca17PHA
— Asegun (@profgizzonacure) May 31, 2022
"Let a city boy be President for once" is the dumbest political statement of all time. https://t.co/74i7YOjvBr
— Kairos. (@LanreA_) May 31, 2022
Of course he has a plan.. That old, body shaking nuisance of a man is not putting his health at risk to just go there and chill. He definitely has a plan and it's not one that favours Nigerians https://t.co/jgYLs24VYP
— Adaking || forever1 💗 (@Adazoee) May 31, 2022
The entire premise of the candidacy is based on "E shaa je ki o se… O deserve e…" to wa d'ifa fun "Let a city boy be president for once…"
Boya, ke vocuz lori muzik. https://t.co/N95mcm9Zg7
— Demola Of Lagos 𓃵 (@OmoGbajaBiamila) May 31, 2022
You people will allow people be presidents for every reason except the right reasons.
– lets reward him
– let the city boy be president
– it's his turn to be presidentLmaooo
Las las, we're all jokers in this country https://t.co/y1gMrdYINK— Hassan (@thehassanian) May 31, 2022
