Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, has said the president is not aware that some Nigerians have nicknamed him T-Pain.
DAILY NIGERIAN reports that the name, which has gained prominence on social media, is a veiled reference to the harsh economic policies of the Tinubu administration.
The presidential spokesman stated this during an interview on Channels TV current affairs program Sunday Politics.
He explained that Mr Tinubu has not come to inflict pain on Nigerians but to “repair the economy.”
When asked if the president is aware of the mischievous nickname, Mr Onnuga said: “Not at all. The President does not read what he sees on social media…
“As far as I am concerned, it is a non-issue…He is not T-Pain, he has never shied away from telling Nigerians he feels their pain.
“The President is aware that the citizens are going through some difficulties” but said Mr Tinubu is not aware that some persons have labelled him T-pain on social media.
“Some people have also responded and called the President a different name. So, as far as I am concerned, it is a non-issue..
“Some people, out of mischief, just say somebody is a T-pain, He [Tinubu]is not T-pain.
“The President has never shied away from telling Nigerians that he feels their pain and he is working very hard to make sure that he gives them some relief so that things will get better and this country will get more prosperity,” he added.
Mr Onanuga noted that despite the unprecedented inflation and other challenges confronting the country, the country was experiencing economic growth.
