President Bola Tinubu’s daughter Folashade has come under fire from social media critic Martin Otse, also known as VeryDarkMan, for her recent remarks urging Nigerians to give her father three years in government before assessing his performance.
In a recent statement, Folashade Tinubu asked people to use their patience and discouraged them from taking part in the impending hunger protest that is set to take place from August 1 to August 10.
In a video posted on Monday in response to the comment, VeryDarkMan voiced his deep dislike of Folashade’s words.
He charged her with ignoring the dire economic hardships that Nigerians are experiencing as a result of Tinubu’s leadership.
The social media critic claims that the first year of the present administration has been characterized by severe economic hardship and a sharp increase in fuel prices.
“Did you realize that people will not be complaining if your father’s first year in office was not the worst in Nigeria’s presidential history?” VeryDarkMan queried.
“Warn your father, tell him that Nigerians are suffering. Talk to Daddy for us. Did you warn your dad when he went to protest against Goodluck Jonathan when he raised the fuel price from N65 to N87? The only thing I won’t approve of is that the protesters are violent. Stand for your rights, Nigerians.
“Protest, but don’t loot. Look at the prices of things. Fuel is N700 plus, and it is still not available. See the queues in gas stations. You can’t increase the price of things, and they will still not be available,” he added.
He advised Folashade to convince her father to deal with the escalating financial difficulties and prevent things from getting worse.
In a similar spirit, he brought up Tinubu’s prior resistance to fuel price hikes during former President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration, arguing that the policies of the current administration call for similar demonstrations again.
While denouncing any possible violence connected to the demonstrations, he underlined how critical it is to defend economic rights.
