A Nigerian comedienne, Apaokagi Adedoyin Maryam, popularly known as Taaooma has been castigated by the youths for meeting with Vice President Yemi Osibanjo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Vice President on Wednesday received on a courtesy call, a delegation of young Nigerian (comedy) Skit Industry practitioners under the aegis of the Nigeria Skits Industry Awards (NSIA), led by its promoter, Bimbo Daramola.
The delegation also included Josh Alfred (Josh2funny); Ayo Ajewole (Woli Agba); Adebamiro Adeyanju (Mr. Hyenana), Adeoye Adeyemi Elesho (Yemi Elesho), among others.
The next day (Thursday), Taaooma made a post on her Instagram handle, informing and explaining to the youths her contribution at the meeting. She wrote,
“Yesterday, I had the chance of meeting with the VP of the federation at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“I urged for the “actual” lifting of the Twitter ban and as well, stressed on the issue of police brutality which hasn’t gotten any bit of change even after all the promises.
“I made the presidency understand how important Twitter is for the majority of us (the youths). The SMEs and the very plenty others who make a living via that platform.
“The Twitter ban has made so many small-scale businesses crash and disrupted many.
“I also made it known to the VP that Police brutality hasn’t stopped and we the youths seem to be the target of that institution. #Endsars was not just to end SARS alone, it was to end all forms of police brutality and irresponsibility.
“I hope the assurances I got yesterday will take effect immediately.
She further employed the youths to get their PVC ready ahead of the coming elections, giving some statistics about the percentage of the youth in the country.
“However, guys, we must know that we the youth make 70% of the population and we have the future in our hands. The next step now is to GET YOUR PVC!!! #ENDSARS #ENDPOLICEBRUTALITY #LIFTTWITTERBAN
This post did not sit well with the youths as many viewed her post as a coverup since there was no video evidence and since she made the post after the news was released by another media outlet. For some, the fact that amongst all the issues she said she addressed, not questioning or demanding an answer to who ordered the shooting at the Lekki Toll Gate was a grievous offence. While for others, it was simply a question of transparency- “how can the people you are going to represent not be aware?” Other influencers like Sabi doctor and Koredo Bello who gave their supporting comments under her post had their fair share of castigation from the angry youths.
Favour Chiagozie Ebubechukwu is a staff reporter and creative writer with WAP. Resident in a city in West Africa, Favor is a promising African content writer with a focus to achieving relevant sustainable transformation goals of global development.
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