Former British Prime Minister, Mr. Tony Blair, has come under fire in the Nigerian social media after a visit to Kaduna State during which he reportedly pledged his support for Kaduna State Governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai.
Some Nigerians who took to micro-blogging site, Twitter, wondered how much of Kaduna State taxpayers’ money was paid to Blair to associate his brand with the Kaduna State governor under whose watch hundreds of Nigerian Shiite muslims were massacred by the Nigerian Army in 2015.
Other commentators noted that Blair’s visit was a conveyance of the British government’s support for El-Rufai to become Nigeria’s Vice-President, should anything happen to ailing President Muhammadu Buhari who for many weeks has been in London on an indefinite sick leave.
Read some of the tweets below:
Tony Blair who led #British to kill Innocent Iraqis ???????? is been welcomed by a genocidal tribal killer of Southern kaduna people in #Nigeria pic.twitter.com/Pb2VyUxcqg
— Nwadede (@DeclanIfeanyi) July 14, 2017
1.When Buhari is declared dead the plan is for Osinbajo to appoint Nasir El Rufai as his VP. Tony Blair has come to Kaduna to convey British
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) July 14, 2017
2. approval of that plan.El Rufai is slotted to take over from Osinbajo in 2019 but God will shock them.When will the Brits leave us alone?
— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) July 14, 2017
(3)Tony Blair has a criminal record bordering Iraqi & Afghan wars.Why inviting a person that lied & caused a war that killed millions?
— John Danfulani (@john_danfulani) July 13, 2017
Someone even said Tony Blair should sue us for calling him out as a genocidal warmonger.
You people are so stupid, it is amazing ???? pic.twitter.com/XhHi1j68Ms— BRAVE/LEADER (@YarKafanchan) July 14, 2017
People should b asking elrufai how much of deprived Taxpayers money he paid Tony Blair….we should stop being egg heads
— DiamondAddict (@diamondAddict1) July 14, 2017
Tony Blair should be prosecuted over Iraq war, high court hears https://t.co/S0SHKNTjMe
— Amaka Ekwo (@Amaka_Ekwo) July 14, 2017
Tony Blair that started Iraq war arrives in Nigeria to create more tension for war.
Britain wants to sell some weapons to kill Africans. https://t.co/BfAxbr2QIv— Amaka Ekwo (@Amaka_Ekwo) July 13, 2017
Wait! ElRufai paid Tony Blair £330,000 to come to Kaduna?
— Igala_Alan_Shore (@i_am_Anomeli) July 14, 2017
Tony Blair has a price. To give a speech he demands £330,000+. How much is this costing the poor people of Kaduna state? https://t.co/y5zsiOPGAD
— Adetutu Balogun (@Tutsy22) July 13, 2017
Sad Tony Blair @InstituteGC agreed to visit Kaduna where at least 347 Shiite men, women and kids were killed without anyone being punished!
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) July 13, 2017
The notorious war criminal Tony Blair the mass murderer @GovKaduna @elrufai paid £1million to bring to Kaduna. @officialEFCC @adeyanjudeji
— Muh’d Rabi’u Nguru (@RabiuNguru) July 14, 2017
@elrufai paid Tony Blair £330,000 just to visit Kaduna State?
Wickedness!
What will Blair offer? Will his face halt his people’s suffering?— Edoko Wilson Edoko (@EdokoWilson) July 14, 2017
Why on earth is El Rufai wasting Kaduna taxpayer money to host a war criminal aka Tony Blair?
— Aanu Adeoye (@aanuadeoye) July 14, 2017
So no one will ask El-Rufai how much of tax-payers money went into payment for Tony Blair’s appearance in Kaduna state….HYPOCRITES O ! pic.twitter.com/POZMp5jNFx
— The Retired One (@Prince__KO) July 14, 2017
Tony Blair d Genocidal war monger n Nasir El-rufai d mass murderer are planning 2 set up a new venture as co-founders n partners in crimes!
— Mazi Chijioke Kanu (@cjmokas) July 14, 2017
Tony Blair and british suport el-rufai to become VP 2019,one identified for sponsoring and paying herdsmen to slaughter xstians in kaduna
— ariselightup (@ariselightup) July 14, 2017
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