The gaffe on a banner put up on a Lagos highway by members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has continued to spark hilarious reactions among social media users.
The photo of the banner emerged on social media on Thursday and has since gone viral on micro-blogging site Twitter. The social media remains what it is and jokes must be added to almost every topic no matter how serious it is.
On the banner were photos of NURTW National President, Alhaji Tajudeen Baruwa, Lagos State Chairman, Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo and two other branch leaders in Lagos Mainland West.
Since MC Oluomo and Baruwa emerged State Chairman and National President respectively, several congratulatory banners have adorned all motor parks and bus stops in Lagos as branch leaders print banners with their photos beside the photos of the new leaders to rejoice with them and restate their loyalty.
It is gathered that the practice is seen as a sign of loyalty to the new leadership so that the branch chairmen could be allowed to continue to hold their positions.
One of such banners stood out among thousands of others that have been placed in different parts of Lagos.
NURTW leaders in Mainland West like their counterparts in other parts of the State had put up the banner to congratulate MC Oluomo and Baruwa for their new leadership positions but two blunders on the banner made it an internet sensation.
The inscription on the banner read:
“National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Mainland West Branch rejoice with our leader & Menthol.
“Wishing U successful.”
So the banner made it to social media and has provided social media users with some sort of comic relief as they couldn’t help but poke fun at the blunders.
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Twitter users have continued to have a field day with the viral photo
See some of the reactions:
Menthol & “wishing u successful” ??????
Falz the bad guy has fully infiltrated NURTW, this is on him. pic.twitter.com/udPtRJp1tn— Wale Gates ???? (@walegates) October 3, 2019
Menthol koor Alabukun ni….vintage NURTW, wishing you successful oo pic.twitter.com/pRBBxyHPPh
— Olonitola Tunde Victor (@thestatewriter) October 3, 2019
If your mentor is not a menthol, I don’t know what you’re doing! ???
— Uncle Demola (@OmoGbajaBiamila) October 3, 2019
The person the drop the write up.
The graphics artist.
The large format machine operator.
The miscreants that mount the banner.
The menthol himself.
The whole union
Are suffering from multidimensional illiteracy.
Note: The menthol will one day become a Senator in Lagos state. https://t.co/b6qzn2dIUD— Opeyemi Babalola (@CACCOT1) October 3, 2019
Ah! Eyin te’mi, ko si only one spellchecker ni? Menthol yen must be very powerful ehn pic.twitter.com/jWMklwTUhS
— Danny G! (@solz9ja) October 3, 2019
They are rejoicing with their “Menthol” and “wishing it successful” ?
Let’s leave the NURTW guys first, please who is the graphic designer? pic.twitter.com/fJTM4FGiDi
— The Mouth That Eats Salt & Pepper ? (@Manlike_ED) October 3, 2019
You guys dont get this menthol ish.
You think it’s easy to shout owo mi da from morning till night? Owo morning niyen, mi tii gbowo aftuunoon ??. And you would not need menthol?
So they just kukuma killed 2 birds with one stone.
Up Nashona jare awon temi nigboro ?? pic.twitter.com/U57rfqIJN8— Plenty People (@AbroadBushBoy) October 3, 2019
There will not be any MC Oluomo bashing here. We stand by our Menthol. Up Nasonal!! Progress!! https://t.co/sFar2Ui53w
— Mazi (@matthewamad) October 3, 2019
Go school, Dem no gree, engage those who go, they will still look for half baked, see the result
Our leader & MENTHOL
Wishing you successful pic.twitter.com/ThszO0Sj81— Sir Tobility?? (@iamtobility) October 3, 2019
It these same guys that will say school na scam.
sha get your bf a menthol and wish him successful. ????#NationalBoyfriendDay pic.twitter.com/WIYZoCvrVp— HAPPY FELLOW (@QOlakule) October 3, 2019
So everyone else is talking about the menthol, well, whether menthol or ethanol, i wouldn’t bother about that… But did you notice the “wishing u successful” at d end?#NationalBoyfriendDay #AlcoholNaSinByPreacher #nysc pic.twitter.com/9MJxlQ0iaF
— Kingsley Dominic (@Hiskingdoms) October 3, 2019
They can not comman kee demselves. Rejoice with their leader and Menthol biko https://t.co/j5crngjLCB
— Vicky Thompson (@Chinonu) October 3, 2019
Before graphics designer chop igbati
— Mo’FF HoKAS (@Action_Pappy) October 3, 2019
— Excalibur (@destydan2012) October 3, 2019
So we’ve been spelling it wrong all these while? Thank you NURTW mainland west branch for educating us, We learn every day
— Nwabueze Jude Snr, MPH ? (@Dukeofmbaise) October 3, 2019
