Nigerians has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu over his message directed to Netizens to exercise patience with his father’s administration as they weather the challenging economic times.
This comes after protests erupted in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state, with enraged youths demonstrating against the increasing cost of living. Similar protests have been staged in Ogun, Akwa Ibom, among others.
Seyi had in an Instagram post, rehashed his father’s words, encouraging Nigerians to exercise patience.
He said, “There is no joy in seeing the people of this nation shoulder burdens that should have been shed years ago. I wish today’s difficulties did not exist. But we must endure if we are to reach the good side of our future.”
Seyi declared that he supports his father and argued that the present generation “will yield the fruits of this hardship.”
In reaction to this, many Nigerians criticized the President’s son for demanding such sacrifice.
A user named @King_ando1 wrote, “The most painful part is that this n*gga got a Richard Mille on his wrist while typing hardship.” The most affordable of a Richard Mill timepiece goes for about $48,000. While the Richard Mille RM 69 retails for around $750,000.
Another user named @Empresstok said, “How far are you enduring? You can say that to the masses cos you are not in their shoes.”
@ada_la_pinky simply said, “It’s hard for the masses,” while @akorede_dk quipped, “I believe you. May Allah make it easy for us.”
