Special Assistant to President
Muhammadu Buhari on Digital/New Media, Tolu Ogunlesi, has described Nigerians
as animals for ‘slandering Naomi Campbell’.
Campbell, a super model, had
shared a tweet alongside several photos with Buhari at the Eko Atlantic City
launch.
The pictures of Buhari with the
Super Model stirred up controversies on the social media.
Reacting, the Presidential aide
recalled that Naomi had met late ex-South African President, Nelson Mandela
more than once.
He wondered why “some of you
animals are slandering her.”
He, however, took to his social
media Saturday morning to apologise for the comment.
He wrote: “Naomi Campbell met
Nelson Mandela more than once. He hugged her, called her his ‘honourary
granddaughter’.
“She visits Nigeria for a fashion
festival and meets President @MBuhari, and some of you animals are slandering
her. YOU’RE RAVING MAD WITH NOBODY TO TELL YOU.
“Synonyms for ‘animal’ include
brute, beast, monster, savage, devil, demon, fiend, villain, barbarian, ogre,
according to the Oxford Dictionary.”
Following lashes from Nigerians,
he added on Saturday morning, “I’d like to clarify. I would NEVER
describe/think of Nigerians, or those who disagree with me, as ‘animals’.
“My comment specific to those who
thought it appropriate to denigrate/“slander” Naomi Campbell.
“Tweet should have been worded
clearer & less provocatively. Lesson learnt.”
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