Former Super Eagles players, Pastor Taribo West, Kanu Nwankwo, Jay Jay Okocha have come under great criticism following their visit to the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, on Saturday.
Taribo in a trending video reportedly prayed for Tinubu’s 2023 presidential ambition to turn out successful.
According to reports, the former Super Eagles visited Tinubu on Saturday at his home ahead of the novelty football match scheduled for Sunday at Onikan Stadium in Lagos State.
Their visit toTinubu’s Lagos mansion on Saturday has since generated serious reactions online.
A lot of Nigerians on social media slammed the ex-players, especially Taribo West, for visiting Tinubu, and praying for Tinubu’s ambition despite the country’s devastating situation.
Multiple individuals made comments on this new development, and some of them are as follows:
@RealOlaUduah “ Those ex @NGSuperEagles footballers that visited and tacitly endorsed Tinubu for money, are MORALITY DREGS. Never allow money or lack of it to bind your conscience. Those men are supposed to be role models to our youth, but they failed woefully at it for the love of easy lucre!
Tunde Adeparusi said “When money suddenly finds its way into your pocket unexpectedly, the experience can be so intoxicating. Election time is their season to make money from desperate politicians. Let Mr West enjoy it while it lasts.”
@SodiqTade “ Buhari’s selling point in 2014 was poverty and it worked on Nigerians. Tinubu’s selling point is to weaponize poverty. He proposed cassava and maize theory, and now he is trying to buy over celebrities and Nigeria soccer legends. I can’t really blame people like Taribo West, Kanu for this ridiculous session. It is simply their time to cash out.”