Some Nigerians have expressed displeasure over the use of ‘Presidency Nigeria’ X handle to canvass votes for Monday Okpebholo, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Edo governorship election.
The ‘Presidency Nigeria’ X handle with the username @NGRPresident is the official handle of the presidency of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
On Saturday, the statement of Vice-President Kashim Shettima asking voters in Edo to vote for Okpebholo was published on the X handle.
In the statement, Shettima said if Okpebholo is elected governor, the state will “witness positive redefining and reshaping of governance”.
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Shettima had on Saturday spoke during the grand finale of the APC governorship campaign at the sports complex of University of Benin, Edo state.
Vote Okpebholo to birth a functional State, Vice President Kashim Shettima urges Edo citizens
Says state will benefit from positive change with increased federal allocation pic.twitter.com/zNpDhXcV36
Advertisement— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) September 14, 2024
The ‘Presidency Nigeria’ X handle is expected to publish information relating to governance and activities of the president and vice-president, not political campaigns.
The development sparked outrage as some Nigerians accused the APC-led administration of “bastardising” many government institutions and agencies.
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This is despicable but not surprising, the APC has rubbished every institution in this country. Using official government handle for partisan campaigns is egregious. State capture in full force. https://t.co/zZjUaIwKvu
— Inibehe Effiong (@InibeheEffiong) September 15, 2024
By the time this administration is over, the presidency wouldn’t have much value any longer. https://t.co/bwzyMvDUoH
— Ojukwu Justin Daniel (OJD) (@Mazi_OJD) September 14, 2024
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Delete this!
You should stop embarrassing the rest of Nigeria with your incompetence, lack of judgment, need for decent exposure and utter disrespect for democracy. https://t.co/Not2PWc2Ln
Advertisement— ‘Gbénga Ṣẹ̀san (@gbengasesan) September 15, 2024
People have constantly given negative remarks about the tweets from this handle, the handlers continued with this misadventure. You guys can’t learn or you don’t think at all? https://t.co/GaAnnVPZiP
Advertisement— Ridwan Oke (@Ridwanullahii) September 15, 2024
With Presidential handle?
AdvertisementGeneral Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ruined this country https://t.co/oJ4ipGQXhM
— Niger Delta (@Franeb) September 14, 2024
The continued bastardisation of Institutions of State is one of the main reasons it is clear that APC is irredeemable in its mission to destroy Nigeria.
May the Country escape before it’s too late. https://t.co/YpRODH4kWw— Olorogun of Ila-Orangun (@tsylars) September 14, 2024
This is wrong on so many levels.
This handle should be for governance matters only and not politics.
Shame on your government, Amoda and your band of thieves. https://t.co/y3KbaT8lBc
— Elohim’s Esq #EndSARS 🐐 (@olu_bisileko) September 14, 2024
A major fallout of the ineptitude of the APC is this absence of class & dignified approach that should be associated with governance. Everything just dey crass & local. It’s so frustrating & annoying. Why would you use the official handle of the Presidency for partisan politics? https://t.co/GztPZvpigg
— Tony Atambi Esq (@TonyAtambi) September 15, 2024
Every day, Nigeria sink lower with the Tinubu administration.
A president is the president of Nigeria, not of his political party.
A presidential handle must not be seen campaigning for any party let alone a failed one like Okpebholo. https://t.co/onKRqMEfac
— Thomas NOT Sankara (@Isidore0001) September 15, 2024
This doesn’t seem right, and whoever is doing this should stop.…
This account is like POTUS. It’s totally different from @officialABAT. If you want to campaign for your party candidate, use @officialABAT.
Go and read about the HATCH ACT. https://t.co/3D7Y4gxJet
— Alli-Balogun H.Lekan (@allibaloo) September 15, 2024
The official handle of the President of Nigeria is campaigning for a candidate. Lmao. We have people who have no idea what governance means 😭 https://t.co/AM0hHJfI0N
— エレメント (@6th3lement) September 15, 2024
You don’t campaign with official government account.
— Lord Henry (@HenryIkwunemere) September 14, 2024
Ah! Ah!!! Jesu Oluwa! Oluwa Jesu!! 😳
This handle is supposed to be purely for governance & nothing to do with politics. Ah! Ah!!!🤯
Our enemies want to disgrace us😱
What APC cannot destroy does not exist o 🙆🏽♂️
Eh! God have mercy
Is this a dream or trance? Wetin dey occur?😳
— Balatic (PO=Comp+Integrity+Equity) (@Balatic) September 14, 2024
see full state capture. using the official president handle to do this nonsense. nothing is sacred to you people chai
— jesuwumi (@TheBoykayy) September 14, 2024
This is very unprofessional, this shouldn’t be done on this handle
— Olumide Adesina (@olumidecapital) September 15, 2024
This is very unprofessional, this shouldn’t be done on this handle
— Olumide Adesina (@olumidecapital) September 15, 2024
Sigh. This is out of place. Why? Why? On the Presidency handle.
— Oluseyi (@seyiakano) September 14, 2024
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