By 247ureports.com
Social commentator Queen Bee has delivered a biting, sarcastic response to President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day address, framing her reaction as a “prayer” that wishes the president the same hardships she says millions of Nigerians face under his administration.
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In a message shared on X on Thursday, October 1, Queen Bee wrote: “Dear Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I am praying for you sincerely from my heart because I know you love Nigeria. May God treat your general health the way you are treating Nigerians,” adding, “May God treat your health the way you treat Nigerians and let your body systems work like the national electricity grid.” Her post went on to reference the removal of the petrol subsidy and Nigeria’s persistent power and security crises, including conditions in Benue, Plateau and Borno states, drawing a direct, ironic line between the president’s policies and citizens’ daily hardships.
Part of a Wider Backlash
Queen Bee’s reaction was one of several critical responses to Tinubu’s address, in which the president declared that Nigeria’s reform period had concluded and the country was entering an “age of prosperity,” citing GDP growth above 4%, falling inflation, rebuilt foreign reserves and record non-oil export revenue. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar issued a sharply worded statement of his own, accusing Tinubu of offering a speech “full of ‘we will'” promises after more than three years in office, and arguing that farmers and manufacturers were telling the government they could not produce cheaply now, undercutting the president’s theory that reforms would eventually bring prices down. Separate commentary circulating online also raised technical criticisms of the president’s video delivery, with some viewers claiming visual and audio inconsistencies suggested editing or ill health — claims that remain unverified and were not addressed by the Presidency as of this report.
The pushback reflects a broader split in public reaction to the administration’s economic narrative. While Tinubu’s address emphasized macroeconomic indicators as evidence of recovery, critics including Atiku and online commentators like Queen Bee have focused on lived conditions — electricity reliability, security in conflict-affected states, and the cost of living — as the more relevant measure of the reforms’ impact on ordinary citizens.
