Presidency under attack for describing the Second Niger Bridge as a Gift.

The Presidency has come under attack for describing a national project funded with tax payers’ money as a gift from Buhari Administration.

The personal Assistant on new media to the president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Bashir Ahmad said the completion of the Second Niger Bridge will be a lasting gift from the Buhari’s administration to Nigerians. The president media aid made this statement on his official Twitter handle with pictures of on going work at the site. He said:

“When the Second Niger Bridge is completed, it will be a gift that will keep the President @MBuhari’s administration in the minds of millions Nigerians for a very long time.”

However, the statement has generated backlash at the President’s media aid from Nigerians.

Here are some comments gathered by solomonagbator.com from Twitter:

@RealOlaudah: The wholesome gift our beloved President & benefactor gave to some terribly ungrateful folks, who didn’t even vote for him? People who should sing his praises to high heavens, even though other development & appointment hasn’t yet come to them. But shouldn’t this alone suffice?

@yemmyse: A gift? Is this how elected officials feel when they initiate projects funded with tax payers’ money?

@emmaieze: Public infrastructure from Govt is not a gift but the core responsibility of the Govt. That said, you are right that whoever completes the project will be leaving an indelible footprints on the mind of the Easteners and most users of that route.

@blaque_truth: So our fundamental responsibilities of the government don turn to gift…you guys can never cease to amaze me…thanks sha for the gift..mtcheeeewww

@Iddomega_onuoha: Do you reason at all?, even if he is actually building the bridge, is he using his own resources ? This is the money generated from that region from their natural and ingenuity resources. And you open your mouth to call what is supposed to be their right a gift?, You are sick.

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