Nigerians Berate Use Of Presidency X Account For Edo Guber Campaign
Some Nigerians have expressed displeasure over the use of ‘Presidency Nigeria’ X handle to canvass votes for Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Edo governorship election.
The ‘Presidency Nigeria’ X handle with the username @NGRPresident is the official handle of the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
On Saturday, the statement of Vice-President Kashim Shettima asking voters in Edo to vote for Okpebholo was published on the X handle.
In the statement, Shettima said if Okpebholo is elected governor, the state will “witness positive redefining and reshaping of governance”.
Shettima had on Saturday spoke during the grand finale of the APC governorship campaign at the sports complex of University of Benin, Edo state.
The ‘Presidency Nigeria’ X handle is expected to publish information relating to governance and activities of the president and vice-president, not political campaigns.
The development sparked outrage as some Nigerians accused the APC-led administration of “bastardising” many government institutions and agencies. Some of the their reactions are below:
@InibeheEffiong: This is despicable but not surprising, the APC has rubbished every institution in this country. Using official government handle for partisan campaigns is egregious. State capture in full force.
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@Mazi_OJD: By the time this administration is over, the presidency wouldn’t have much value any longer.
@gbengasesan: Delete this! You should stop embarrassing the rest of Nigeria with your incompetence, lack of judgment, need for decent exposure and utter disrespect for democracy.
@Ridwanullahii: People have constantly given negative remarks about the tweets from this handle, the handlers continued with this misadventure. You guys can’t learn or you don’t think at all?
@Franeb: With Presidential handle? General Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ruined this country
@tsylars: The continued bastardisation of Institutions of State is one of the main reasons it is clear that APC is irredeemable in its mission to destroy Nigeria. May the Country escape before it’s too late.
@olu_bisileko: This is wrong on so many levels. This handle should be for governance matters only and not politics. Shame on your government, Amoda and your band of thieves.
@TonyAtambi: A major fallout of the ineptitude of the APC is this absence of class & dignified approach that should be associated with governance. Everything just dey crass & local. It’s so frustrating & annoying. Why would you use the official handle of the Presidency for partisan politics?
@Isidore0001: Every day, Nigeria sink lower with the Tinubu administration. A president is the president of Nigeria, not of his political party. A presidential handle must not be seen campaigning for any party let alone a failed one like Okpebholo.
@allibaloo: This doesn’t seem right, and whoever is doing this should stop.… This account is like POTUS. It’s totally different from @officialABAT. If you want to campaign for your party candidate, use @officialABAT. Go and read about the HATCH ACT.
@6th3lement:The official handle of the President of Nigeria is campaigning for a candidate. Lmao. We have people who have no idea what governance means.
@Balatic:Ah! Ah!!! Jesu Oluwa! Oluwa Jesu!! This handle is supposed to be purely for governance & nothing to do with politics. Ah! Ah!! Our enemies want to disgrace us.What APC cannot destroy does not exist o Eh! God have mercy Is this a dream or trance? Wetin dey occur?
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