Stop mocking Benue people – Comedia Efe Warriboy reacts as Alia declares public holiday to welcome Tinubu
Popular comedian Efe Warriboy has slammed Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia for declaring Wednesday, June 18, a public holiday to welcome President Bola Tinubu, despite the state mourning the recent Yelewata massacre.
In a video shared on Instagram, Efe described the governor’s decision as insensitive and a mockery of grieving citizens. The holiday was announced in a statement by Secretary to the State Government, Serumun Deborah Ambe, urging residents to turn out en masse for the president’s visit.
He said, “I’m trying my best not to be rude while making this video, but given this scenario, it would be difficult. What’s happening now in Benue State shows that regardless of your title, whether Reverend Father or Senior Pastor, once you hold power in Nigeria, a demon will enter inside you. That’s what I’ve noticed. And when you join APC, it gets worse. Even PDP, they are all the same.
“Just imagine the nonsense declaration of public holiday over President Tinubu’s first in Benue. The Governor is even supposed to be in a state of mourning and not telling people, who just lost their family members, to come and celebrate Tinubu’s visit.
“A man said in a viral video that he lost 20 family members. But the most important to the Governor is welcoming Tinubu. The president is supposed to sneak into the state and not expect heroic welcome. Is he coming to commission a project or dead bodies?
“What is wrong with you, Nigerian politicians? What Governor Alia is doing is simply playing politics with the lives of Benue people. He is trying not to do anything that will make his political overlords deny him his re-election ticket in 2027.
“If not so, how do you explain this nonsense? He is welcoming Tinubu as what? Did he build a factory that the President is coming to commission? Over 200 people killed, and that is just the number of the recent killings. The same people who are mourning their loved ones, you are asking them to come out and welcome President Tinubu.
“Even if you, politicians, don’t have consciences or have signed a deal with a foreign company to reduce Nigeria’s population, you must not rub it on the faces of the people. Because it has started to look like that. I missed former Benue State Governor, [Samuel] Ortom.
“He very vocal about the killings in the state. It got to your turn as governor, and as a Reverend Father, people were expecting you to be unbiased, but you disappointed a lot of people.”
