Buhari Vs HSBC, Nigerians react on twitter

Echezonam Ibezim Jk

6 years ago

The Nigerian Presidency has reacted furiously after British multinational bank, HSBC, issued a confidential business intelligence predicting President Muhammad Buhari will lose 2019 election.

In a July report recently cited by Nigerian media, the bank, alongside the Economist magazine’s intelligence unit predicted that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the upcoming poll.

The report said a second term for Buhari would greatly stunt the economic development of the country.

In a statement Saturday, the Presidency accused the bank of thriving on “grand corruption” and helping past and present Nigerian leaders launder billions of naira.

See what Nigerians are saying on twitter…

https://twitter.com/henryshield/status/1041203918443868161?s=19

.@HSBC 'report' exist on every Nigerian newspaper but on @HSBC @HSBC_UK related sites.
It is important for @HSBC @HSBC_UK to make the findings public. It is regrettable that Nigerian media platforms and indeed the Nigerian Presidency are reacting without original report.

— Káyọ̀dé Ògúndámisí 🇳🇬 (@ogundamisi) September 16, 2018

Fulani terrorists killed a Lutheran priest and 51 other Christians in Gon, Nzumosu,Bolki,Nyanga and Bukuto villages in Numan LGA,Adamawa state yesterday yet not a word from Buhari.All he is concerned about is a hurricane in America and the vote of no confidence he got from HSBC.

— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) September 16, 2018

https://twitter.com/EdisonEhie/status/1041205480247443456?s=19

"All the allegations levelled against the personality of the late Gen Abacha will remain allegations. It is 10 years now, things should be over by now,”
– June 2008, Buhari in Kano after the remembrance prayers marking 10 years of Abacha's death.https://t.co/CNatydAWDq

— Olufemi AWOYEMI, mni (@OlufemiAwoyemi) September 16, 2018

Attacking or supporting HSBC is not the answer here. We need to closely look into their recommendations & structurally reform our system. HSBC is the Europe's largest bank by asset value, a potential investor. We need to devise means of treating them as ally than adversary.

— Adamu Garba II (@adamugarba) September 16, 2018

BREAKING NEWS | Kemi Adeosun Evades Prosecution in Nigeria, Flees to UK to work for HSBC , the same bank Buhari accused of money Laundering!#savetherepublic pic.twitter.com/gRfqDSQVsa

— nig (@kopnxb) September 16, 2018