Nigerians have condemned the President Bola Tinubu-led federal government for sending comedians and skit makers to do quality check of the Compressed National Gas (CNG).
In a now trending video on
social media, the Nigerian government sent skit makers and comedians like
"Ola of Lagos, Basketmouth" and host of others to India to do quality
check for CNG.
Commenting on the development,
a social media user with the handle @ourfavoriteonlinedoc blasted the
government for ignoring engineers and spending money on sending skitmakers to
do a check on CNG.
“This is quite saddening
tbh.They didn’t send professors of engineering.”
“They didn’t send PhD
researchers and MSc students in technology from the country’s best
universities.”
“They didn’t send people who
have the professional competence to analyse the innovation and recommend it for
the public.”
“They sent Ola of Lagos who
will come back just to roll on the floor and scream “put CNG in your car you
will love it”.What a shame.” he posted online.
Another user identified as
Arikeade shared her thoughts wondering why the government believe in content
creators than professionals.
“Their favourite artists and content creator over professionals” the X user posted.
Another user @frankobaressi
stated that the development is what happens when “touts” are in charge of the
affairs of the country.
“This is what happens when we
let touts handle the affairs of this nation. They're hell-bent on defying the
laws of logic.”
“Students nowadays are stuck
between striving for good grades or making money. It’s either Isaac Newton or Pablo
Escobar.” the user posted.
The Nigerian government has
been promoting the use of CNG for buses as against use of petrol, canvassing
that CNG is safe and cheaper to use.
There have however been
concerns on the safety of CNG, especially given explosions recorded by vehicles
using CNG in the country.
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