₦airaland Forum

Anger has trailed the recent comments of Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

Akpabio had advised Nigerians to help themselves wherever they see free food.

Nigerians have been complaining about petrol price hike and its effect on commodities.

Recently, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) increased petrol prices by over 15%, marking the second hike in less than a month, effectively exiting a subsidy program that the government said has strained its finances.

The product is sold above N1,000 per litre in various places across the country.

Speaking in a viral video of him presiding over a plenary session in the Red Chamber, the Senate President said: “Times are difficult, wherever you see free food, please endeavor to avail yourself”

In the video, his colleagues could be heard laughing following the remark.

Reacting on X, formerly Twitter, a user, @shanwatche, said: “These guys are not aware of the plight of the citizens. This is sad. You impoverished the people and admonished them to become beggars?”

@ManOfNumvers_: “They are causing them hardship and making fun of them at the same time. And Nigerians are keeping quiet.”

@X6Blade: ''They are comfortably laughing while millions of Nigerians suffer.”

@ekejo: “He’s making jest of the Nigerian situation while Nigeria is feeding and catering for him and his family free of charge.”

@diepole: “Nigerians in Akwa ibom and Abuja suppose know the right things to do, Akpabio house is full of food, is better our people in those mentioned places visit him.”

@metsamyoung: “You see how they are happy and laughing at over 200 million people. The people in Power and all our leaders see everyone as there slave and make mockery of the situation in Nigeria. If you like keep promoting them and think is all about politics. It’s all about enslavement.”

This is not the first time Akpabio has been filmed making similar remarks.

In July 2023, the Senate President, while urging the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and the electricity distribution companies to stop their proposed electricity tariff increment, passed a motion in a manner many considered ridiculous.

“The prayer is that, let the poor breathe, and Senator Mustapha has seconded that the poor should breathe. Those who are in support of the additional prayer that the poor should be allowed to breathe, say ‘ayes’ and those who are against say ‘nay,’” Akpabio had said jocularly as echoes of laughter reverberated at plenary.

In response, the senators said, “aye”, to which Akpabio said, “The ayes have it! The poor must be allowed to breathe.”

Similarly, at an event organised by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) in July 2024, the Senate President taunted those calling for demonstration over the economic hardship in the country.

“Those who want to protest can protest, but let us be here eating — I must thank the Niger Delta”, the former Akwa Ibom State governor had said.

Source: https://dailytrust.com/Hunger-Akpabio’s-joke-on-free-food-sparks-anger

For obvious reason, a very large number of politicians doesn't know there are People on empty tommy for days now

You can't feel threatened if the jokes didn't touch you somewhere that's not good

helinues:
You can't feel threatened if the jokes didn't touch you somewhere that's not good

Wasting away today too?

The jokes are just too much from Akpabio.

He should reserve some for Christmas

Akpabio has proven to be the most useless senate president Nigeria has ever had.

It was an insensitive thing to say.

Truth is that

Govt don see us finish

Them nor reason us

Because they know during elections 5k and small rice go buy votes

We know we cannot challenge them so they take us for a ride

Impeach that dullard

When u think this guy is at the lowest. Boom, he drills lower

Edit: It's been proven to be an old video and the context was quite different...

He should start give away food first!
I trust Nigerians dem go dey form one kind!

Damnnn niggar

Na social media he for dey spark anger

Una nor go enter street make we protest

Nigerians are so fake, tribalistic and hypocrites


Even if we manage to protest now against that utterances from akpabio

You will be shocked that akpabio state and tribes will not participate

Nigerians are too tribalistic so the nation can not grow

Akpabio talks carelessly.

T-pain on the beat

adenigga:
Source: https://dailytrust.com/Hunger-Akpabio’s-joke-on-free-food-sparks-anger

this same people will still go and vote for them, so what do you expect.

Why angry? Akpabio is a fool nau.

It was a harmless joke yet a direct message to Afolabi.
Akpabio informed Afolabi who is a fervent supporter of APC administration when he paid him a courtesy visit that there is hardship in the land, so anywhere he sees food he should eat. Thereafter he gave Afolabi 20,000 to go home and take care of his wife and children in Osun state.

Akpabio speaks the truth as it is.
Tinubu said no more free food.
Remi Tinubu said NO FOOD FOR LAZY YORUBA MAN
Akpabio countered them and said, Afolabi, anywhere u see free food eat.

Akpabio a good man in a bad government.

My dear yoruba people anywhere u see food, chop oo!

helinues:
You can't feel threatened if the jokes didn't touch you somewhere that's not good

Make comments in English please. This is not APC meeting. Thank you

this man is always mis-yarning

He he he.... that must be an expensive joke. Guys dey vex

I used to like this dunce. He did wonders as a governor earning himself the title of the uncommon transformer but immediately he joined APC, his brains left him!!! See the utterances of naija third man. Instead of finding solutions to the unbearable hardship the masses are going through, he's here mocking them.

That joke is a bad joke.

He has a point though.

Was it not the same Akpabio that said; if Some people chose to protest few months ago, he will be inside his room and be eating while watching from distance.

This man doesn't really understand that as a public figure, you need to guide your utterances.

Chai! This people are wicked.
One day na one day sha.

Akpabio is a clown and we love him like that.

Let the poor breeeeeeath

ClearFlair:
Make comments in English please. This is not APC meeting. Thank you

I guess this my comments touched you too.

Pkele

Such a fat face criminal buffoon. If not for APC, that motherfvcking looter would have been in prison locked away for life.