Tobias Sylvester
Fast-rising Nigerian singer, Portable has come under heavy fire after he was spotted sitting on the statue of Chief Obafemi Awolowo during the mega rally of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State.
Portable Strips On Awolowo’s Statue At APC Rally In Osun
KanyiDaily recalls that Portable recently revealed that the ruling APC paid him a lot of money to support the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, and re-election of Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola.
In a recent photos circulating on social media, Portable could be seen stripped off his shorts and clothes while holding the symbol of APC, ‘the broom’ beside Awolowo’s statue in Osun.
The photos generated outrage among social media users, with some expressing displeasure at the singer, while others claim APC would regret calling Portable for the rally.
See some reactions below:
what a photo! An image that captures Tinubu’s transformative impact on Yoruba land. Replacing Awolowo’s legacy with APC’s zaazuu values. pic.twitter.com/FYesXOzesW
— tarila (@Nun_River) July 14, 2022
Oh the great Awolowo will be turning in his grave. This is how disrespectful APC is. pic.twitter.com/80KGIh3nA7
— FS Yusuf (@FS_Yusuf_) July 14, 2022
This has always been where Bola Tinubu wanted to keep the great sage Papa Obafemi Awolowo; disrespected and forgotten. He wants to be the only cock that crows in Yorubaland. But there's no basis for comparison of a mere cockerel with a bald-headed eagle. pic.twitter.com/MdUuPM96JU
— Olaudah Equiano® (@RealOlaudah) July 15, 2022
But how does this even help APC? This vulgar display on someone of such historical significance as Chief Obafemi Awolowo will even turn people against the party. What is this? No Northerner will do this to a statue of Ahmadu Bello! Why are we like this?#TableShaker pic.twitter.com/7z6uIAojui
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) July 14, 2022
You can literally see the disgust on Obafemi Awolowo's face with the flag of a failed party pinned on his statue's head and #Portable aka zazu almost rubbing his bumbum on his nose.
No respect or regard even for heroes passed.
David Hundeyin, #LabourChallenge #nairaland pic.twitter.com/H0ZfNE02hq
— Marj (@_Marj1_) July 14, 2022
Thank God Baba Awolowo is can see this directly, he doesn't have to be told what Tinubu has turned the youths and Yoruba race into.
APC ambassador and Tinubu disciples must-have really entertained our heros past.#SecretService #FreeNnamdiKanuNow #LabourChallenge #EndSARS pic.twitter.com/KoZ716H6Lx
— E-mayor of Lagos (#PO's god son) (@officialEmayor1) July 15, 2022
A photo that eerily describes exactly what Tinubu has done in the Southwest.
I think the upheavals we have now are a blessing in disguise.
We now have the best chance to make Nigeria what Awolowo and others felt it should be.
A Federation with strong states and a weak Center. pic.twitter.com/SKFNJ6z88t
— Gene Grey (@EuginhoCortez) July 15, 2022
Awolowo was one of Nigeria’s top revolutionaries who played a key role in the struggle for Nigerian Independence. Born 6 March 1909, Obafemi Awo was a son of a Yoruba farmer, a native of Ogun State, a Journalist and a lawyer.
But! See what this riffraff is doing to His picture. pic.twitter.com/WutgA2jtPK
— SamEba (@SamEbaDan) July 15, 2022
KanyiDaily recalls that Portable had recently reported himself at the Ogun police station after he was invited for allegedly instigating an assault on a disc jockey.
