Presidency Responds to Aisha Yesufu’s Claims on Tinubu in South Africa
Activist Aisha Yesufu recently criticized President Bola Tinubu, which led to a heated social media debate and a strong response from the presidency.
Yesufu claimed on Twitter that Tinubu was embarrassed and ignored by South African President Ramaphosa during an inauguration event.
Aisha and her uncouth horde of pessimists are always quick to rush to judgment with any whiff of what appears to them to be negative to the leader of Africa’s biggest democracy. More than a year after the 2023 election, in which their candidate came third, they remain incurably… https://t.co/eIqojpp26F
— Bayo Onanuga (@aonanuga1956) June 19, 2024
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga hit back, calling Yesufu and her supporters “a rude group of pessimists” who are upset because their candidate came third in the 2023 elections. He accused Yesufu of being quick to judge and always negative towards Tinubu, unlike the supporters of the second-place candidate.
O’tega Ogra, Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, also criticized Yesufu, saying she showed “gross ignorance” and was more interested in getting social media attention than having a meaningful discussion.
My people say Pikin wey no hear word for house na for outside dem go disgrace am!
Tinubu Disgraced Once Again In South Africahttps://t.co/C4aGF90oAZ— Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) June 19, 2024
Ogra stated, “Aisha, you have the right to express yourself, but your constant display of ignorance and shameful behavior, which seems aimed at getting likes and retweets because of your dislike for Nigeria, is disappointing to say the least.
“To clarify: 1. The first row at the inauguration was for South African royalty. 2. President Ramaphosa wasn’t expected to greet dignitaries at the time of the video you shared; he was politely called back to the podium by the event host (see video below). 3. After finishing the anthem, President Ramaphosa did greet the visiting presidents who were seated in the second row, similar to how they were seated during Nigeria’s own inauguration on May 29, 2023.”
