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It is very possible that Femi Adesina, special adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, is having his worst Christmas celebration.

Ironically, his experience is exactly what he didn’t want opponents of his principal to have. Talk of paying good with evil!

The former editor in chief of Sun newspaper took to Twitter at 5:12am on Friday to wish Nigerians a merry Christmas in a rather light mood, specifically saying that this wish was extended to “the wailing wailers” – a term long understood to describe members and loyalists of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other Nigerians who harboured no sympathy for Buhari’s regime.

All he said was: “Merry Christmas to all, including the wailing wailers.”

Angry Nigerians! They didn’t find the lighter side of Adesina’s mood, and they expressed their displeasure with the ugliest, non-Christmas-like of words.

Merry Christmas to all, including the Wailing Wailers.

— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) December 25, 2015

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Nigerians react:

@FemAdesina isn't it too early to be drinking?

— Obinna (@obaino_) December 25, 2015

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Mimiko be looking at Femi Adesina like are you sure he took his drugs this morning: What's it Again? pic.twitter.com/RKghtilhzp

— Mazi Ukach Nna kings(Eccl 7:14-17) (@_24Kings) December 25, 2015

@FemAdesina Bless you. Even on Christmas Day, you're still not ok.

— tyro (@DoubleEph) December 25, 2015

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My reaction when @FemAdesina called Nigerians wailing wailers on Christmas Morning. pic.twitter.com/1bPgKVEoZc

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— Eze Nnono. (@NaetoHovy) December 25, 2015

https://twitter.com/JuliusOni10/status/680375385582862336

https://twitter.com/ani_nomso/status/680297821518573568

@FemAdesina u are holding a govt office n in d midst of this bad xmas this is what u can come up with? Tueeehhhh 😒😒😒

— V is for Vendetta. (@alpha_orikaeze1) December 25, 2015

@FemAdesina this is rather low and shameful for a man that asked Nigerians to unite and move the nation forward. pic.twitter.com/0S318T34BY

— #StoptheKillings #MakeNigeriaSafeAgain (@IYKESTAN10) December 25, 2015

Some went as far as comparing Adesina with Reuben Abati, who handled his office during the Goodluck Jonathan days.

The tale of a foolish man @FemAdesina and that of a wise man @abati1990 .1 is technically military n 1 is democratic pic.twitter.com/T2Ey61LOat

— Iteyemi Adegoroye🇳🇬 (@iteyemi) December 25, 2015

Doyin Okupe, former president Goodluck Jonathan’s special adviser on public affairs, surprisingly supported Adesina.

I am not an apologist of this administration neither am I a supporter.
The post by femi adesina this morning is… https://t.co/nlyZyf5MWH

— Doyin (@doyinokupe) December 25, 2015

“I am not an apologist of this administration neither am I a supporter. The post by femi adesina this morning is totally harmless and does not deserve the vitriolic attack or condemnation that it seems to be getting,” Okupe wrote.

“I have not spoken to Femi but I know he included ‘including the wailing wailers’ just as a form of anectedote that is not unusual with Writers. Many people on the social media network are too intemperate and over sensitive.

“They look out for faults and loopholes to bring down people in public offices. They also set up unrealistic and sometimes practically impossible moral grounds which they themselves cannot keep for public officers.

“I know for a fact that people like me are supposed to be the ‘wailing wailers’ and we are not angry neither do we feel insulted by this otherwise humorous Xmas greetings. On behalf of the wailers we salute femi and thank him for this inconclusive Xmas felicitation”

@manasmusa @FemAdesina u folks have no sense of humour.Femi Adesina just added fun to his tweet, mr numbskull.

— Doyin (@doyinokupe) December 25, 2015

Femi Adesina, as Prez of d wailing wailers, ur Oga must never give up trying 2 earn their confidence. Ur invidious immaturity is not helping

— Pius Adesanmi (@pius_adesanmi) December 25, 2015

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Things going wrong….

— Olúseun Onígbińdé (@seunonigbinde) December 25, 2015

Femi Adesina looking at his mentions now like: Someone cannot play with you people again? pic.twitter.com/5aSR6gKkp3

— Karo (@Karovoni) December 25, 2015