Nigerians have expressed their disappointment at Femi Adesina, Presidential Spokesman over his reason why President Muhammadu Buhari has not been addressing Nigerians on the COVID-19 virus pandemic affecting the country.
Adesina, in an interview with Channels Television on Thursday, stated that the President’s inability to address Nigerians on a daily basis on the spread of the pandemic in the country is a matter of ‘Style’.
The media aide said: “It’s a matter of Style. If you go back to school, you’ll remember in Stylistics class, we were told that style is Idiosyncratic which means it differs from person to person.
“The Style that ‘A’ adopts may not be the one that ‘B’ adopts. There is a style that you can call ‘THE STYLE’ for everybody. So, everybody is at liberty to adopt a style that suits him.
“The Style our president has adopted is to set up a presidential task force headed by the secretary to the government of the federation, which briefs regularly…The health minister who briefs…the minister of state health who also briefs…you have the NCDC national centre for disease control, they brief….you have that chain, so there is no lack of Information.”
Immediately after the interview, Nigerians took to social media to attack Adesina over the insensitive statement amid the outbreak of the pandemic.
Below are some of the reactions of Nigerians captured on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/holudaray/status/1243254117872685057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-15921252052899260761.ampproject.net%2F2003261442330%2Fframe.html
State Governments are standing up and showing leadership.
From Lagos to Rivers to Kaduna to Ekiti to Oyo to Osun to Niger…but the President of the country has disappeared.
Femi Adesina says it's his style. Every single global leader is out there leading from the front. SMH.
— Ogbeni Dipo (@OgbeniDipo) March 26, 2020
https://twitter.com/Bam1944sure1/status/1243259155001081860
https://twitter.com/fernandeztoheeb/status/1243255013251723266
Uncle Femi Adesina sir, did you mean style of leadership or style of communication? https://t.co/lZhaZFCAfE
— Gbemi Dennis™ (@GbemiDennis) March 26, 2020
Okay we have heard you, Femi Adesina.
Oya Bubu change your style nah. Another style. https://t.co/5h0li7R7k6
— Slimfit (@iSlimfit) March 26, 2020
Femi Adesina say untop di question of #WhereIsBuhari and why Buhari no Dey follow naija people relate na matter of style.
Which kind yeye style bi dat one my pipo?
If na English bi presido problem. Make e use Hausa brief us for dis #COVID2019 matter. pipo Dey to interpret pic.twitter.com/EC3BLpOGj4
— Naija Pidgin (@NaijaPidgin_) March 26, 2020
Tell GMB to put his gadam face on TV & address Nigerians
Trudeau addresses Canadians from isolation
Enof of this speaking to Nigerians thru proxies! Garba Shehu, Bashir Ahmad, Femi Adesina, Lauretta Onochie were not the ones on the ballot
Buhari be honest for once in your life
— NEFERTITI (@firstladyship) March 26, 2020
Lai Mohammed, Garba Shehu and Femi Adesina same whatsapp group.
Tolu Ogunlesi, Bashir, and Lauretta another WhatsApp group…
The former are doing the dirty job on Channels President while the latter are doing the dirty job on the TL.
We didn't vote any of them!#WhereIsBuhari— Premier (@SodiqTade) March 26, 2020
https://twitter.com/BhadmusAkeem/status/1243302922257158145
There’s white house press sec but Trump holds daily press briefings. There’s Downing street press sec but Boris holds presser everyday. We didn’t vote Femi Adesina or Garba Shehu but Buhari. https://t.co/SOR0v6WgTf
— Principino (@AhmadJaafaru) March 26, 2020
https://twitter.com/holudaray/status/1243254117872685057
Femi Adesina's lack of reasoning before spewing out crap is a matter of brain low on memory. https://t.co/5ehPT1cXvR
— Adetutu Balogun, MBA (@Tutsy22) March 26, 2020
Femi Adesina needs to see a psychiatrist. https://t.co/OsR3sXlnSo
— Ilema Joseph (@jonesawumen) March 27, 2020
Somebody should tell Femi Adesina that this is Buhari's style. #WhereIsBuhari pic.twitter.com/LFbMlLS3Cb
— Ayemojubar Ω (@ayemojubar) March 26, 2020
this guy femi adesina is a fool big one https://t.co/la7Y0xxjor
— The Dream Of Freedom (@ElderKbk) March 27, 2020
At least Lai Mohammed makes me laugh. Femi Adesina is pure cringe. Please #WhereIsBuhari pic.twitter.com/hS24NgAMcL
— Timi Pere-Albert (@kinghoodie_) March 27, 2020
There’s a reason Femi Adesina, Tolu Ogunlesi, Lauretta Onochie and Adamu Garba keep been foolish, after all the likes of Doyin Okukpe, Reno Omokri and Ruben Abati who sold us lies of Demons in Aso Rock are still walking around freely.
— KESSENA (@Niemeyer_O) March 27, 2020
https://twitter.com/bizy_brain/status/1243373573814792192
When carpenter makes mistake in hitting the nail, Femi Adesina calls it style. Buhari as a carpenter is disgruntled. https://t.co/F8b6EC3JiT
— Austin Nwabufo (@AustinNwabufo) March 27, 2020
