A video showing some residents of Oyo State chanting support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) after receiving sachets of Semovita at an outreach event has elicited widespread reactions on social media.
The clip, which circulated on X, showed residents holding 1kg packs of Semovita while chanting “Jagaban 2027,” a slogan associated with President Bola Tinubu and his supporters ahead of the next election cycle.
The footage quickly drew criticism from many social media users, who expressed concern about poverty, political patronage, and the influence of material gifts on public political support.
Some argued that the incident reflects the economic hardship facing many Nigerians, while others questioned whether such gestures could influence voters’ political decisions.
Check out some reactions gathered …
One netizen identified on X as #SemiNigerian wrote; “They just sold themselves for less than 4,000 naira. My God.”
Another netizen, #Omo_Barogun said; “You no fit understand this country. May God heal us. Weaponizing poverty is the only method our politicians have at their disposal.”
Commenting on the video, #Byrdbenson911 wrote: “Blame it on poverty. And the person giving that insult knows about it. And he will continue to keep them there in their poverty.”
Watch video below …
𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐎: 𝐎𝐲𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ‘𝐉𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕’ 𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚
Credit: X | ChucksEricE
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