‘Even Lai can’t believe this’, ‘Buhari should speak in tongues’ — Reactions to president’s Hausa broadcast
The dust raised by President Muhammadu Buhari’s first speech in 49 days is yet to settle hours after the audio message went viral.
In the one minute, two seconds audio aired by BBC, Buhari whose voice was frail, spoke in Hausa.
This irked many Nigerians who took to social media to express reservations. Buhari is currently receiving medical attention in London.
Below are some reactions on Twitter and Facebook:
1- The President shouldn't have spoken in Hausa if he really needed to put that out.
2. His media team were reckless to have released that.— Táiyé Hussein (@Taiye_Husseiyn) June 25, 2017
imagine 370 Nigerian tribes requiring a translator before they can understand their president's Hausa message
— Olumidelion (@olusledgeolaoye) June 25, 2017
It’s now purely Business Business Business..
No time for political twitter again, if Buhari likes he should speak in tongues from UK.Advertisement— I write code! (@TosinOlugbenga) June 25, 2017
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At a time when d unity of Nig is at stake and d Acting President is preaching unity, d President addressed d Nation from hospital in Hausa.🙅 pic.twitter.com/B5JSPsdYI4
— Red Rose🌹 Chelsea First Lady 💙 (@Roseangel009) June 25, 2017
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President Buhari is the President of all Nigeria. He is not the President of only those who can speak/understand Hausa! This is an outrage!!
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) June 25, 2017
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Hahaha how can you speak Hausa to 170 (correct me) ethnic groups expecting they will know tf you're talking… Wen only 3-7 understand.
Advertisement— Cinematograher🎥🎬 (@jneffylee) June 25, 2017
Buhari's Hausa voice message divided even his own team. I hear that Lauratta Onochie and Tolu, and other aides didn't RT the message.
— Tech bro 😀 (@kcnaija) June 25, 2017
PHARAOH needed Joseph to Interpret dreams in the palace. PRESIDENT might need people to interpret to HAUSA in the villa. See?
— Steward G. Jornsen (@stewardjornsen) June 25, 2017
Isn't Hausa an official lingua Franca in Nigeria Mr. Reno O'Mockery. 😂 😂
The Ministry of Infomation will translate it into all languages.
— Mad Cow.. (@J_Samm) June 25, 2017
Those who called GEJ 'Ijaw President' have no problem with Buhari's first message to Nigerians in 50days being in Hausa language? Alright!
— Prof Stanley Nwabia (@MrStanleyNwabia) June 25, 2017
The president can't be gone for 50 days with no sight of him, only for his team to release an audio in Hausa language, bad PR. 🇳🇬
— Rosanwo (@rosanwo) June 25, 2017
It was NOT @MBuhari that spoke in todays sallah day audio recording. And for whoever it was to address the nation in hausa is insulting.
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) June 25, 2017
But that’s not a problems because he doesn’t know how to address people in English so we all really do understand that.
May we all join our voices to pray for God’s Mercy upon Nigeria. Our president is really sick. God will heal him
I think whoever conjured this PMB salah message wants to undermine the acting president’s recent effort at dousing tension in the land….the choice of hausa language is divisive and provocative….Nigeria is in a huge mess.
God help this country. Nigeria is really in a mess and in a deep well in the Hands of APC. We cant wait for 2019 so as to kick these miscreants out of ASO ROCK. God Bless Nigeria. How did we get here?