Nigerians have criticised Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State for announcing N10 million cash gift to of the artistes that attended Burna Boy’s homecoming concert.
Daily Trust earlier reported how Wike hosted the singer in Port Harcourt on Saturday to celebrate his recent win at the 2021 Grammy Awards.
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At the concert held to further honour him, the governor said the award-winning singer and other artistes that performed at the event would get the cash gift.
“All of you that have come to today, the Rivers people and the Niger Delta people that have come to perform, I am proud of you. All of you will go home with N10m each,” Wike had said.
His gesture, however, did not down well with many Nigerians who blasted him for ignoring teachers and other workers protesting unpaid salaries in the state.
Teachers in the state had recently thronged the streets to protest five-year unpaid salaries.
Below are some reactions that trailed Wike’s gesture.
Wike gifting 10 million Naira to Burna boy who is already a millionaire is very wrong. Now safe me that defence that he could possibly do it from his personal pocket. Fuck it! We know our politicians. If at this stage we can't call black, black then we are deceiving ourselves.
— FS Yusuf (@FS_Yusuf_) March 28, 2021
The impulse gifting by Governor Wike is so unnecessary for a state that has failed to pay gratuity & pension.
— Slimfit (@iSlimfit) March 28, 2021
https://twitter.com/cktwist2/status/1376114257616646146?s=20
Burna Boy and the rest of the artistes will collect N10M each from Wike and celebrate it here. Next day they will tweet about lack of infrastructure and focus on Lagos State. Have they ever ask Wike about End SARS Judicial Panel of Inquiry?
— ADEMOLA (@RajiDraj) March 28, 2021
This is the reason why they can never like Buhari. Kudos to Emperor Wike for teaching Bubu how to spend taxpayers money DiLiGeNtLy.pic.twitter.com/Fnfo2sXlnI
— TallJohn🌍 (@JohnFanimokun) March 28, 2021
Wike for President … who needs "stupid" trains and "nonsense" infrastructures when you have a "generous" Father Christmas? https://t.co/0xX8Jgt06O
— The Godfather JP (@AyoOyalowo) March 28, 2021
https://twitter.com/BrianJDennis/status/1376076845251182595?s=20
Same Burna who put a blood stained flag as his avi..just watch that video and see his musical refrain when Wike said nobody can challenge him in Rivers state
Told y'all these guys are using your lives to play Nairabet the other day Bovi used Nig flag to revive his dying career— Souljah (@jeffphilips1) March 28, 2021
So because burna boy sings against bad governance, he should reject a gift from wike?
Abeg, Make una dey think before una talk atimes
— MBAH (@Mbahdeyforyou) March 28, 2021
https://twitter.com/Tife_fabunmi/status/1376129385628061698?s=20
Lmao Burna boy will come on Twitter to drag politicians, he’ll call them looters and all but see the hypocrite hailing Wike after receiving N10M. Teachers are being owed 5 years salary in the same Rivers State o. pic.twitter.com/xgp7BHfIAI
— OTUNBA (@ManLikeIcey) March 28, 2021
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