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Lagos Lawmaker, Mojisola Alli-Macaulay Dragged For Using COVID-19 Palliatives As Birthday Souvenir

Mojisola Alli-Macaulay, the lawmaker representing Amuwo Odofin at the Lagos State House of Assembly, has come under heavy attack for allegedly using Covid-19 palliative meant for her constituency as souvenir when she marked her birthday a few months ago.

KanyiDaily recalls that on Thursday, Alli-Macaulay slammed Nigerian youths, saying that most of them are always ‘high on drugs at all times”, and that they need to be re-orientated.

The lawmaker’s comment infuriated Nigerian youths who has been dragging her mercilessly on the social media for describing them as drug addicts.

Amidst the dragging, Alli-Macaulay was accused of threwing an enviable birthday party and presented her guests with some of COVID palliatives that was meant for the members of her constituency.

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The lawmaker is facing a second wave of attack for using the government’s COVID-19 palliatives as party souvenir during a birthday party a few months ago.

Meanwhile, Nollywood actor and lawmaker, Desmond Elliot has apologized for addressing Nigerian youths as “children” while pushing for social media regulation in Nigeria.

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Tobias Sylvester

Tobias Sylvester is the news editor for Kanyi Daily News and is based in Lagos. Contact Tobias at editor@kanyidaily.com. Got a confidential tip? Submit it here

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