#NotOurSenatePresident Hashtag Backfires

Earlier today, Nigerians engaged in a war of opinions regarding the ongoing trial of Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal. Some Nigerians, who was alledged to be paid social media handlers of a Southwest politician started trending the hashtag #NotOurSenatePresident, until others took over to voice their concerns about the trial, the state of the economy, and other pressing issues...


Some of these issues raised by youths on Twitter this morning included the inadequate or lack of power supply being experienced by Nigerians nationwide, the fuel scarcity and harship experienced by Nigerians while queueing daily for fuel, the killings that have been going on in the North Central and some other parts of the South West, the South East and also the Shiite killings which took place in Zaria. They blamed it on the incompetence of President Buhari, stating that Buhari is the one responsible to Nigeria's hardship and #NotOurSenatePresident.

 

A number of other tweets were focused on the trial faced by Former Governor of Lagos State, Ahmed Tinubu with the CCT on the same grounds and charges that Bukola Saraki is currently being tried for. But in the case of Tnubu, the Judge, Justice Danaladi Umar who is still the same judge presifing over Saraki's case dismissed Tinubu's case saying he found no competence in it.

 

Those tweeting against the Senate President also received back lash from others for getting paid to trend hastag against Saraki while they kept quiet when the wife of the president chose to launch a book on beauty on the same day Nigerians were mourning the abduction of the #ChibokGirls and other matters that needed this much given attention like the Agatu Massacre, how the #BBOG Campaigners were not allowed into the Villa and others...
 

Meanwhile, a few others were comparing President Buhari and Senate President Bukola Saraki saying; "It was Buhari who claimed he borrowed money to purchase his nomination form and later declared ownership of nearly a billion naira and #NotOurSenatePresident", "it was Buhari who promised to defeat Boko Haram in 2 Months and #NotOurSenatePresident", "it was Buhari who promised to sell off the presidential fleet to cut cosst of governance and #NotOurSenatePresident", "it was Buhari who padded the budget; over 3 Millon Nigerians lost their jobs in 10 Months and #NotOurSenatePresident" and "it was Buhari who turned a blind eye, deaf ears and dumb mouth when his kinsmen were killing hundreds of people in Agatu and #NotOurSenatePresident"

 

And it has also been noticed that the championer of the damning hashtag was one of the first people who gave a vote of confidence and also tweeted about the humilty and competence of Bukola Saraki when he emerged as Senate President.

while the discourse was about 50/50 on those who support and against Saraki, almost everyone agreed that indeed the Presidency is not doing enough to put the economy on the right path and also on the fight against corruption presidency was scored low for allowing the likes of Ameachi and Tinubu to remain party leaders while they haunt Saraki