#IWD: Wema Bank's tweet causes stir

Wema Bank's communication team must be clapping for itself now.

You know why? It's tweet for today's celebration of International Women's day literally set the world on fire. Especially Nigerian Twitter.

Many users were quite unhappy with its message as they felt it failed to corroborate today's theme which hovers around equality.

"Today we celebrate the mothers who aren't raising patriarchal sons, the women bosses supporting female subordinates and the ladies whose voices we can no longer ignore," the message read.

Happy International Women's Day from all of us at Wema Bank.
-#HappyInternationalWomensDay#IWD2020 pic.twitter.com/w1WeHZ5eiU

— Wema Bank (@wemabank) March 8, 2020

While a few felt it was okay. Many others wanted to take the bank down with their tweets.

A few responses were recorded below, sighted by MyNigeria.com.

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Said maybe she's not woke enough

— ????????Dr. Strange???????? (@the_ngozi) March 8, 2020

Shame on you!#BoycottWemaBank

— Kiki Mordi (@kikimordi) March 8, 2020

Twitter avengers
Everyone has an opinion
Please enlighten me
What exactly is wrong with this message here? #InternationalWomensDay

— Sombody's Husband (@McBluetoothCCFR) March 8, 2020

That's the problem with this generation, they are easily triggered. No comprehensive reasoning.

— Amakababy (@FabWinifred) March 8, 2020

Lmao! Tell me about it, we're celebrating people bcos they have breasts and a vagina or we're celebrating them for their struggles, history and the great potentials that they bring to the table.

Because when it's fathers day, we'll remember the ones that molest children.

— Adejoke Adedapo (@msAdedapo) March 8, 2020

Seeing the stir they caused, the lender retraced its steps and offered an apology.

"It seems that our #IWD message has been taken to be insensitive to some of our dear women. But our true intention is simply a call for all women to do better in supporting each other, correct the men who don't see the evils of patriarchy, keep our voices high enough as we slay and let all know that the call for gender equality is a collective fight for us all.

Once again, happy international women's day," it responded in a rejoinder.

...keep our voices high enough as we slay and let all know that the call for gender equality is a collective fight for us all.

Once again, happy international women's day.

— Wema Bank (@wemabank) March 8, 2020

But Nigerians still were not having it.

Too poor Wema Bank. Too poor

— Tamara (@onunulover) March 8, 2020

“kEeP oUr VOicEs hiGh eNoUgH aS wE sLAy”
Clowns

— SWAN?? (@swanofficial) March 8, 2020

You guys better go pull down that post before it goes more viral, am highly disappointed that its coming from a bank my mum holds in high esteem

— Excellence2020 (@Chibuikem1997) March 8, 2020