General News of Friday, 13 May 2022
Source: www.mynigeria.com
Blasphemy: Nigerians react as Atiku deletes post on Deborah's killing
Former Vice president and presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar is the trending number one on Twitter after he deleted a post he made condemning the killing of Deborah Samuel, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto State.
The student who was beaten to a pulp and burnt alive on Thursday, May 12, 2022, by male Muslim students was accused of blaspheming the Prophet Mohammed on a WhatsApp platform.
A tweet from a verified Twitter page with the user name Atiku Abubakar, made a post condemning the lynching of the Nigerian student and asked that all perpetrators should be brought to justice.
Shortly after, the tweet was deleted following several backlash from some Muslims.
The former vice president however, took to his verified Facebook page on Friday May 13, 2022 to distance himself from the post stating that any message on social media that did not come with the initials “A. A.” were not his.
The decision of the former vice president to delete the post after he came under threats from Muslim northerners who threatened not to vote for him if he emerges as the Presidential candidate of the PDP has caused an uproar on social media.
Many followers have since taken to social media to condemn the act of the presidential aspirants stating that he is not fit to led Nigeria.
See reactions below
There you have it. It’s glaring, Atiku will only be a President of the North. The action of deleting that his tweet shows he supports killing for blasphemy too. He’s one of them. Never fit to rule Nigeria. All the best to whoever is going to vote for him.
— Adewale Adetona (@iSlimfit) May 13, 2022
Atiku u claim to be a leader & always preach of "One Nigeria" but yet can't stand up for what is right even if it means u are standing alone; The fact u deleted ur posts condemning the death of Deborah (out of fear) shows u are all about ur self-interest. U are not a leader.
— Daniel Regha (@DanielRegha) May 13, 2022
Atiku deleting the tweet condemning the gruesome murder of Deborah shows what we have been preaching this whole election season.
— IRahmah #Let’s share it(Je a soro npa e ) (@irahmah2u) May 13, 2022
Politicians don’t care for the people. They only play to the gallery when seeking for our votes. The people must see beyond these gimmicks… pic.twitter.com/xjTpKS2a0l
Atiku deleting his tweet about the Sokoto killing of Deborah is just a red flag to tell Nigerians he should not get our 200 million votes
— The_Bearded_Dr_Sina (@the_beardedsina) May 13, 2022
We can't afford to have a leader who will always shiver at the doorstep of religious extremists and fanatics
Atiku deleting that post condemning Deborah's murder is yet another proof politicians rarely mean what they say; they only say what they think the people want to hear.
— 'Fisayo Soyombo (@fisayosoyombo) May 13, 2022
They've mastered the art of gallery play & will back down at the slightest threat to their political ambitions.
Atiku practically deleted his Southern votes with that ‘unnecessary’ denial in Hausa. He gave all of us the middle finger. Now he will hear from us. He must go shopping for 11 millions on Alibaba. The ‘Unifier’ just unified his Southern votes against his candidacy.
— NEFERTITI (@firstladyship) May 13, 2022
Atiku is never and will never be the kind of UNIFIER Nigeria needs for such a time as this. A small threat from those terr*rists in the North, he deleted such a critical post. Isn't that a SIGNAL that he has a soft spot for them like Buhari?
— Ayemojubar (@ayemojubar) May 13, 2022
This is danger that must be resisted.
Atiku was not really sympathetic
— Mo-Mo???? (@Morris_Monye) May 13, 2022
Tried to appease the South, saw reaction from the North, deleted
He feels it’s better not to offend the North than offend the South because Southerners are slaves and will vote for him anyways
Our Politicians are the wickedest people on earth
It is sad that Atiku had to delete his personal stand against barbarism, it is even sadder to see some Nigerians gleefully defend barbarism and murder, and even made it a factor for votes. ????
— Somto Onuchukwu (@chosensomto) May 13, 2022
“A leader is a reflection of the collective consciousness of the people”- Seun Kuti
Any Christian that vote for Atiku in the PDP primary election or general election is stupid & a slave. A man who deleted his tweet condemning the murder of a Christian does not deserve your vote. Respect yourself & your faith by voting for Peter Obi. #GiveUsPeterObi2023
— Shehu Gazali sadiq (@Shehusky) May 13, 2022
