‘It insulting for Buhari to speak to Nigerians in Hausa’

Nigerians have continued to react to the voice
message said to have been released by
President Muhammadu Buhari to Nigerians,
felicitating with them on the occasion of Eid-el
Fitr.
According to the Presidency on Sunday, Buhari,
in the voice message ‘thanked Nigerians for
their consistent prayers for his well-being.’
In the audio message, he also urged all citizens,
irrespective of their socio-political affiliations, to
always avoid hate speech and divisive
tendencies capable of causing disaffection
among them. He also prayed for good harvest
as farmers embarked on agricultural activities
occasioned by the commencement of rains
across the country.
However, reacting to the voice message in his
Twitter handle, former Aviation Minister, Femi
Fani-kayode, said it was not President Buhari
that spoke in the Sallah audio recording, and
that it was an insult to Nigerians for the
President to have spoken in Hausa language.
He said: “It was not @MBuhari that spoke in
today’s Sallah day audio recording. And for
whoever it was to address the nation in Hausa is
insulting.’
Also, Reno Omokri, on the same platform,said:
‘President Buhari is the President of all Nigeria.
He is not the President of only those who can
speak/understand Hausa! This is an outrage!”
Bolu Ayeye also reacted: ‘I don’t believe the
person who gave the Eid message was Buhari.’