The internet has been flooded with a contentious video of protesters in the Niger Republic holding a banner with a distorted image of President Bola Tinubu and calling him “Ebola” instead of Bola.
President Tinubu’s picture, which was on display and who also serves as the head of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, was marked with a cancellation sign.
In a notable act of protest captured in the video, demonstrators crossed out “Bola” from the banner and replaced it with “Ebola,” thus renaming the Nigerian President.
The protesters took turns to slam the pictures of President Tinubu on the banner.
This is coming at a time when ECOWAS is attempting to handle the coup that toppled President Mohamed Bazoum’s administration in Niger.
Earlier, President Tinubu on Thursday sent a delegation, headed by former Nigerian Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar (Rtd) which includes the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III and the President of the ECOWAS Commission, H.E. Omar Alieu Touray to Niger.
In order to establish a definitive and peaceful conclusion in Niger, Tinubu advised the delegations to engage every stakeholder intensively.
He emphasized that rather than imitating the geopolitical view points of other countries, the emphasis should be on democracy and peace.
Ada Peter
