Nigerians have lambasted Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, for holding a mega rally in Ibadan, the capital, despite the spread of the coronavirus.
The rally was attended by a teeming crowd including a former vice-chairman (South-West) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bode George; Bayelsa governor, Douye Diri; and Mr Makinde.
There have been eight cases in Nigeria since the virus broke out last December in Wuhan, China.
Lagos and Ogun State Governments have banned gatherings exceeding 50 persons.
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In a series of tweets, Nigerians have criticized the governor for taking such a decision amidst the coronavirus outbreak.
See some of the tweets below:
So amidst all these, Seyi Makinde held a Unification rally in Ibadan and honorable Taye Currency who flew in from the UK played at occasion.
Reckless Stunts https://t.co/eBL9PDOtyL— sαℓмαη سلمان ∂υкε ? (@SalmanDuke) March 19, 2020
Is Governor Seyi Makinde does not have a good advisers or he does not listen to them? While many countries including Nigeria are restricting and banning crowds, he was organising campaign rallies.
And funny things is there is a case attached to Ibadan concerning #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/ZsJgtFkU40
— Olayemi ?? (@olayemi_123) March 18, 2020
I hope Seyi Makinde doesn’t stain his good reputation on these streets!! Organising a rally in Ibadan at this time wasn’t such a wonderful idea but yeah, we can cut him some slack.#CoronaVirusNigeria #CoronaVirusUpdate #FightCOVID19
— ChudeeTheNerd Jay (@UtaziJay) March 19, 2020
That PDP rally in Oyo State today was terrible optics and totally out of the progressive character so far displayed by Seyi Makinde.
I do hope that by tomorrow, Oyo will show working that it is ready to lead the way in the SW in terms of containing and combating the coronavirus.
— Demola Olarewaju (@DemolaRewaju) March 18, 2020
How could you organize a useless party rally at this time?
Seyi Makinde no try at all.— Prince Ademola Ajayi OLOGBENLA (@sakrullahir) March 18, 2020
The PDP in Oyo State under the leadership of Seyi Makinde assembled these old clowns for a rally despite the #COVID19 fears…. https://t.co/xko3Lq2idw pic.twitter.com/92lIBQnpv5
— Babajide Fadoju (@BabajideFadoju) March 18, 2020
