Twitter blasts lawmaker for criticizing beautiful portrait of him

Member of the Nigerian House of Representative, Akin Alabi didnt mince words as he expressed his disappointment at a recent painting of him by a portrait artist.

In a response to a tweet by the artiste whose handle is @Adeyinka_art, Alabi said: "Sincerely, I don’t like it."

His response got tongues wagging on Nigerian twitter, with many calling him out for being "insensitive" and bias".

Sincerely? I don’t like it. https://t.co/IzMDCaGsfe

— Oloye Akin Alabi (@akinalabi) August 14, 2020

At least u should appreciate him.
Don't kill talent.

— Olamide (@theolamide7) August 14, 2020

he won't like it ...

he's not from his constituent

— Rasheed Bamgbose (@Coach_Rasheed20) August 14, 2020

This isn’t you being blunt! This is you trying to kill a young man’s hope of becoming a better artist! The young man can develop a very low self esteem just by reading your reply. You could have just ignored or a simple “thank you”

— Lagos Bigboy ???? (@st_dammie) August 14, 2020

I think artists should know little about their subjects.Obviously @akinalabi has never appreciated artwork on this street. It's normal, we can't all be thesame. Though I seem nt 2 like his reactions to the works of the Youths who put in their best to appreciate/shoot their shots.

— Agboola joseph (@Harlabah) August 14, 2020

All APC members are the same, simple nice one you won't stingy with everything, you think he needs money from you.

Talent killer's, you're busy mourning a man who dry OYO treasury but failed to appreciate an up coming.

— I am Unetebukane (@IUnetebukane) August 15, 2020

Forget those men bro, all the same he never suffer to get to the green chambers, self enrichment people.

— I am Unetebukane (@IUnetebukane) August 15, 2020