Insecurity: Nigerians Berate Remi Tinubu For Attacking Smart Adeyemi

Posted by Nwa Diokpa African News, Latest Headlines, News, News Across Nigeria, News From The State Wednesday, April 28th, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Remi Tinubu, wife of the national leader of the All-Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has come under severe criticism from Nigerians on social media concerning comments she made in defence of the insecurity situation in the country.

Remi’s comments attracted outrage on social media as many Nigerians accused her of being desperate and more interested in the political ambition of her husband at the expense of human lives.

It will be recalled that Remi, who is the senator representing Lagos Central District, had tackled Senator Smart Adeyemi, who is representing Kogi West in the All Progressives Congress concerning Senator Adeyemi’s speech on the security challenges facing the country in the National Assembly on Tuesday.

Speaking on the insecurity challenge, Adeyemi stated that the country was facing the worst instability since the civil war.

“This is the worst instability we are facing. In fact, this is worse than the civil war,” Adeyemi said.

Reacting, Tinubu tackled him asking: “Are you in PDP (People’s Democratic Party)? Are you a wolf in sheep’s clothing?”

Adeyemi, however, did not respond to her comments and continued, “We cannot pretend that we are capable of handling the situation in our hands. America, as powerful as they are, when the pandemic came, it came to a point China came to their rescue.

“We shouldn’t pretend that we need foreign support now. Billions of naira have been voted for security services and nothing is coming out of it. I’m a party man and I’m supporting APC but it has gotten to a point that as supporters we cannot keep quiet.”

Remi Tinubu’s side comments, when smart Adeyemi was speaking on the floor of the senate, have attracted outrage on social media as many Nigerians berated her of being desperate for powers’

The African Examiner gathers some views of Nigerians on Twitter on the issue.

@Okeykingsman writes: “Tinubu and his wife are ready to sacrifice even the entire Yoruba race just for them to be in Aso rock, this is the greed of highest order, so this shows that they are comfortable with Nigeria’s present situation, na wa ooh.”

@Idkelectrons writes: “She’s blinded by the quest to be the First Lady at all cost. Not minding if she’s on point on not, she’s too forward to curb any obstacles towards her desired throne, not minding who dies or who lives. Witchcraft is an understatement.”

@IdorenyinEtuk5 writes: “Remi Tinubu is a useless woman to be playing politics with human lives lost daily at an alarming rate. For her, everything should be about politics, not good governance.”

@Pomamegbe1 writes: “The desperation of Tinubu and Remi to be President and First Lady make them shiver whenever people trying to put the government to task over the massacre of Nigerians daily with no official action. They both prefer no one speaks openly of the evil of APC government’s support for terrorists.”

@novieverest writes: “Remi Tinubu wants everyone to be blind to APC’s insecurity so her husband Bola Tinubu can have a chance for 2023. You want your husband to become president in the blood of the citizens he wants to govern. You are a wicked woman.”