“Baba Has Taken Colorado” – Nigerians Throw Shade At Buhari Over “Lifting 100m Nigerians Out Of Poverty” Claim
The president, Muhammadu Buhari has been seriously criticised on Twitter after he said in a speech delivered on Monday that after eight years his administration will have laid the foundation to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty.
Premium Times, one of the newspapers, which reported the president’s claim were quick to point out the flaws in the president’s claim by stating that the World Poverty Clock in 2018 reported that Nigeria had overtaken India with the largest number of people living in extreme poverty.
According to the report released in May 2018, Nigeria now has an estimated 87 million people in extreme poverty, compared to India’s 73 million.
The harshest criticism, however, came from Nigerians on Twitter:
Baba has taken colorado…..!
— PrinceAdeniyi (@Bashmann01) August 19, 2019
Nigeria is assumed to be 200m, so Buhari himself knew that 100m; half of the whole nation are strangled by impoverishment? That is a terrible report card for any leader.
— Ayemojubar 🇳🇬 (@ayemojubar) August 19, 2019
Mumu President
— Olaniran Oladele (@daylay100) August 19, 2019
You are to be laying eggs and not foundation.#fraudlent
— Mr. C Exquisite (@EmmanuelUghanze) August 19, 2019
Oshey Julius berger, keep laying foundation 😒😒
— Ro7ay🍺🕴 (@israelzaxs) August 19, 2019
I hope is jot with this 10k TraderMoni.
Pst @ProfOsinbajo i hope its not ?
— Revolutionary Olusegun (@theboyisgreat) August 20, 2019
This man promised to destroyed Jobs & has exceeded expectation!
By the time Buhari & his cabal has finished with Nigeria, even to drink water will be a privilege of the rich! pic.twitter.com/OH4cMl0n3m
— Vote Out APC & Buhari (@C_Oranye) August 19, 2019
He meant "for" and not "from"
— ⒶⓃⒹⓇⒺⓌ 🇳🇬 (@ehcuno) August 19, 2019
This man is sick. Can his aides please check him into Aso Rock clinic for check up cos it's obvious he's not alright. Or best bet, he should just visit his London clinic 4 check up so he can get some London hot slaps from Nigerians in UK! That may reset everything back to normal
— 🔴Revolutionary -NECESSARY EVIL-(TRUTHHURTS 🇳🇬) (@theonce001) August 19, 2019
Can u employ me to join in concrete casting of the foundation
— Big Òle Freak ® (@echeprince) August 19, 2019
If I hear!!!!!
— Wisdom Ekam (@ekamwizo) August 19, 2019
Since afo ole? The foundation never set?
— Ada mummy ya (@chin_enye) August 19, 2019
Baba u dey lie 🙄🙄🙄
— OLA😍 (@OTUNBACASH799) August 19, 2019
Na here you seat don dey lay foundation and? pic.twitter.com/LpvuZVT2HC
— James E Johnson (@JamesEJ04457498) August 19, 2019
You need to rid your mind off poverty first… because, you can't give what you don't have! pic.twitter.com/o9MvgtFzTa
— Odirah Chinedum' (@chineduodira) August 20, 2019