The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu came under heavy criticism for denigrating the deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Funke Akindele.

Tinubu had on Wednesday told his supporters that it is insulting to mention Akindele’s name in his presence.


Tinubu stated this at the Lagos APC secretariat on Acme Road in Ogba during the party’s caucus meeting.

His supporters during the meeting had sung a campaign song, describing Akindele as a political ‘ant’ compared to Tinubu’s anointed candidate, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.

“Who is Funke Akindele before Sanwo-Olu of Lagos? She is an ant,” the supporters sang.

“Don’t even bother to mention her name in my presence. It is an insult. It is disrespectful,” Tinubu replied disdainfully.


But soon after the video of the event emerged online, netizens couldn’t help but call out Tinubu for his hypocrisy.

Commenting on Tinubu’s statement, a Twitter user wrote, “The Fact That Tinubu Is Vexed At The Mention Of Funke Akindele’s Name, It Means Whatever PDP, Jandor And Funke Are Doing In That Lagos, They Should Double It, E Dey Touch Amoda.�”, While another said, “That Jagaban denigrating Funke Akindele. A woman who struggled from the grace to stardom? Who is Seyi Tinubu pls? This is an insult in womenfolks to be honest and this man doesn’t deserve our votes.

One social media user even asked whether Tinubu will have said this if Akindele was contessting under the APC platform . The comment read, “Tinubu said it’s disrespectful to mention Funke Akindele in his presence; Really? But I bet it won’t be disrespectful if she’s contesting on the APC platform or singing him praises. His statement reeks of pr!de, which isn’t surprising cos this is someone who feels very entitled..”


Another Twitter user said:” It is very disrespectful to mention funke Akindele but MC Oluomo is a goal.”
https://newsday.com.ng/netizens-call-out-bola-tinubu-for-denigrating-funke-akindele/

Where is the fire?

What I saw there are two scallywags namely Oguche and Nkem who are more interested in what happens in Lagos than their desolate villages.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Funke Akindele have nothing in common. Tinubu is a seasoned public administrator while Funke plays role in home videos for a price.

So they are poles apart and they should stop mentioning her name in the presence of the great Asiwaju of Nigeria.

Funke is no where close to Senator Remi Tinubu, not to talk of the Jagaban of Africa.

A drug dealer masquerading as political maverick feels insulted by the mention of a legitimately hardworking successful woman. Is this not abnormal?

Should we all be drug dealers and politically exposed thieves to be respected?

Time shall tell.

AstraDroid:
A drug dealer masquerading as political maverick feels insulted by the mention of a legitimately hardworking successful woman. Is this not abnormal?

Should we all be drug dealers and politically exposed thieves to be respected?

Time shall tell.

U better don't shake the table.

BabaO2:

U better don't shake the table.

Seems you have respect for these emotionally unintelligent and myopic depredators. I have zero respect for local champions who can not even have the dialogue tree to interact with cerebral crowd.

Local champions of local Nigeria.

Only unreasonable and Political novice will criticize Tinubu for that statement.

Funke is an actress not a politician, it's an Insult to mention (be referring to) her as a threat even in presence of Lagos ward councilor.

TheSameGuy:
Only unreasonable and Political novice will criticize Tinubu for that statement.

Funke is an actress not a politician, it's an Insult to mention, he referring to her even in presence of Lagos ward councilor.

even if Tinubu poop in your mouth you go chop am.

Hahahahahaha afterall he's a Yoruba Muslim
hahahahaha

Mumu children of hate should wait until after elections before they begin to wail.

Lol.

Tinubu spoke in Yoruba and his statement indicate that it’s an insult that the caliber of Funke is the one contesting against Sanwo-Olu.

Then he said the people mentioning her at the venue shouldn’t even mention her.

Political parties banter and Jandor himself have been bantering all this while too.

People are just unfortunate that anything Tinubu says must trend and be analyzed, criticized, and wailed upon.

By the way, who is Funke Akindele politically?

Tinubu thinks himself to be a god.

Drug dealer who your region sees as the cog to the wheel of their Presidency.

Tell us who can match Tinubu politically in your erosion ravaged region! Who?

AstraDroid:
A drug dealer masquerading as political maverick feels insulted by the mention of a legitimately hardworking successful woman. Is this not abnormal?

Should we all be drug dealers and politically exposed thieves to be respected?

Time shall tell.

Afonjas are united and politically sophisticated

Tinubu is greater than any Ndi Igbo, dead or alive

NwaMamaIwota:
even if Tinubu poop in your mouth you go chop am.

Hahahahahaha afterall he's a Yoruba Muslim
hahahahaha

TheSameGuy:
Tinubu is greater than any Ndi Igbo, dead or alive

e pain am ooo
hahahahaha
thunder scatter Tinubu

slivertongue:
Tinubu thinks himself to be a god.

Yes he is a god of politics.

Even Ojuku of cursed memory knows that.

LegendHero:


Yes he is a god of politics.

Even Ojuku of cursed memory knows that.

You folks have nothing to offer but insults and name calling.

TheSameGuy:
Drug dealer who your region sees as the cog to the wheel of their Presidency.

Tell us who can match Tinubu politically in your erosion ravaged region! Who?

Silly thwart armed with fallacy of hasty generalization.

Of the 371 Tribes making up Nigeria, you can not assume correctly my DNA origin and to think Lagos is something she is not, definitely shows how locally you have traveled.

You should ignore my post except you are a slave with a paymaster who does not know your father, otherwise you'd be super reprimanded. Shoe get size.

Dimwit!

e fi le elete ni (Leave him, he will soon fail)

The man the gods wants to kill, they will first make mad!

slivertongue:


You folks have nothing to offer but insults and name calling.

So what exactly do you folks offer other than that?

LeoDeKing:
Where is the fire?

What I saw there are two scallywags namely Oguche and Nkem who are more interested in what happens in Lagos than their desolate villages.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Funke Akindele have nothing in common. Tinubu is a seasoned public administrator while Funke plays role in home videos for a price.

So they are poles apart and they should stop mentioning her name in the presence of the great Asiwaju of Nigeria.

Funke is no where close to Senator Remi Tinubu, not to talk of the Jagaban of Africa.

If you care to know, she is trending on Twitter.

.

Lol! Anytime Tinubu handles a microphone, the country shakes with controversy.
I'm eagerly waiting for November 16th...

lekanolas:


If you care to know, she is trending on Twitter.

She can continue trending even on Radio Biafra, that's the business of ipob.

Tinubu doesn't want her name mentioned in his presence and that is simple and straightforward.

Will u keep kwayet!! The God of urchins has spoken

How to identify hate fed and emotional being is not hard.
From their idiotic post, just as yours one would know.

I won't go emotional with you, I ask you again to tell me that politician in your poverty ravaged region that Matches Tinubu politically

AstraDroid:


Silly thwart armed with fallacy of hasty generalization.

Of the 371 Tribes making up Nigeria, you can not assume correctly my DNA origin and to think Lagos is something she is not, definitely shows how locally you have traveled.

You should ignore my post except you are a slave with a paymaster who does not know your father, otherwise you'd be super reprimanded. Shoe get size.

Dimwit!

Hmmmn...if Funke retorts now, some who don't know Funke has more right than Tinubu would be shouting IPOB.

Well by 2023, Tinubu would know Iragbiji is in Osun State if that's the politics he wants to be playing.

TheSameGuy:
Only unreasonable and Political novice will criticize Tinubu for that statement.

Funke is an actress not a politician, it's an Insult to mention (be referring to) her as a threat even in presence of Lagos ward councilor.

Zelensky, comedian leading a country in a time of war.

And u could see what has become of Ukraine today.

Don't you

lekanolas:


Zelensky, comedian leading a country in a time of war.

LeoDeKing:

So what exactly do you folks offer other than that?

Why not spend your time in productive campaigns for the APC. Because both you and the party I'll soon be history.

slivertongue:


Why not spend your time in productive campaigns for the APC. Because both you and the party I'll soon be history.

Shinedu, I have seen you spending all your time in productive campaigns for the LP. Even on this thread, I noticed how you are spending your time in productive campaign for LP.

Very funny pipu.

TheSameGuy:
And u could see what has become of Ukraine today.

Don't you

Jesse Ventura, after achieving fame in the World Wrestling Federation (WWF), served as the 38th governor of Minnesota



Career has nothing to do with politics.

That's how anarchists speak. Why are people surprised?

Lagos 4 Lagos Campaign

Know that Funke Akindele is an indigene Of Ibadan