Netizens knock Onanuga over ‘Tinubu not T-Pain’ comment

Nigerians on social media have knocked presidential spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, for insisting that President Bola Tinubu is deeply conscious of the financial hardship ravaging the nation.

Talking on Channels Tv’s Sunday Politics, Onanuga dismissed social media nicknames labelling Tinubu as “T-pain” as mischievous, reiterating that the President was dedicated to turning Nigeria’s financial fortunes round.

“President Tinubu feels the ache of Nigerians and assures them that reduction is on the horizon.

“Some have resorted to calling him ‘T-pain’ out of mischief, however he isn’t that. He’s right here to heal, to not damage,” Onanuga had stated.

Following Onanuga’s feedback, some X and Fb customers slammed the Presidency, noting that if an outline was worse than the “T-Ache,” it must be adopted.

On Fb, Ogugua Oguamanam, stated, “I don’t envy Bayo Onanuga. He’s doing the job for which he’s being paid. Defending the insurance policies of President Tinubu which have inflicted hardship, ache, and lack of employment isn’t a straightforward factor to do. Nonetheless, telling lies over time can not make individuals consider it’s the reality. We the individuals are carrying the shoe and know the place it pains most.”

“That’s what it’s important to say as a result of (it) is your work. However when you don’t know, Nigerians are struggling,” one other consumer, Stanley Odogwu, commented on PUNCH Newspapers’ put up.

“I used to be considering Tinubu is T-pain however he’s greater than that. He’s T-pain 2.0,” @AustineOBrian said on X.

“Ought to we name him ‘Really feel-Ache’ then?” @VC_Ekezie requested.

@Chrisjay2531Jay stated something being denied by the federal government was true, including “Tinubu is the actual T-Ache. God save Nigeria. Ship us from T-Ache.”

@dayoogedengbe wrote, “Very right, he feels Nigerians ache within the newly bought presidential jet and within the Escalade SUV.”

@Realashralphs stated the President and his associates had been out of contact with the realities confronting Nigerians.

“I believe Tinubu and his associates are out of contact with actuality. Let’s say we perceive that the ache is for one of the best, when will one of the best floor? Is it even going to occur? How is it going to occur? What precisely is the good thing about Nigerians in the long term?” the X consumer wrote.

One other X consumer questioned how the President might really feel Nigeria’s pains and happening trip. “He feels Nigerians’ pains however him dey go trip when hin nation dey endure,” @Ohloowatoscene wrote in Pidgin.

@BOkpole stated, “There isn’t any method @aonanuga1956 can efficiently persuade me that @officialABAT feels the ache we undergo each day on this nation. There are not any items or companies with a secure worth proper now. You possibly can’t even plan for the subsequent day. To get internship house as a nurse, you want connection.”

@AndyAmbroseJos2 wrote, “I don’t find out about that. If he needs us to know that he feels our ache, he is aware of what to do: he ought to simply carry down the worth of gasoline and all the pieces and everybody shall be high-quality.”

“Sure, he’s (T-Ache)! That man introduced nothing however hardship to Nigerians,” @WasiuBadekale additionally said.

A Fb consumer, Ajayi Olonilua, said “It’s unlucky that Tinubu is rubbishing his status with these evil IMF insurance policies and dragging alongside different revered democracy activists like Bayo Onanuga that fought dictatorship to a standstill. It’s a disgrace.”

The nickname ‘T-Ache’ for Tinubu emerged on social media as a play on the primary letter of his identify and the identify of American rapper and producer T-Ache, sparked by frustrations over the rising price of dwelling underneath his administration.

The time period has gained traction on platforms like X and Instagram.

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar additionally criticised Tinubu’s dealing with of the gasoline subsidy disaster, referring to him as “T-Ache” in a tweet in October.