Nigerian Afrobeat singer, Teni Apata, has been trending on social media for allegedly not greeting or shaking President Muhammadu Buhari while receiving a national award.
President Buhari on Tuesday conferred the National Honours Award on 450 persons at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.
According to the National Honours Award Investiture 2022 Programme, 450 recipients were awarded, making the total number of Nigeria’s national honours awardees 5,341 since 1963.
A viral video from the event showed the moment Teni, who rocked a suit, was called upon to receive her award as she was conferred with the Member of the Order of the Niger (MON) award.
In the video which has now gone viral, Teni was seen walking away after receiving the award from the President without shaking or greeting him.
Watch the Video below;
Her action has attracted mixed reactions on Twitter. Below are some of such tweets:
Japheth Joshua Omojuwa, a Nigerian writer, political commentator, and social media expert, who reacted to the issue on Twitter, said he is yet to see when Teni did what she is being accused of.
@omojua: “I watched the Teni video receiving the award last night, I have watched it several times again this morning. I will watch it several times again this afternoon. Hopefully, I’d eventually see the disrespect in that video. When I see it, I will share it with friends and allies.”
@ZeekiHodi said: “If you’re not happy with the way Teni received the award from Buhari go to her house and collect the award back.”
@Allezani: “Teni did what most of your so called celebrities had no guts to do. Nigerian youths has constantly received disrespect and abuse from the Nigerian government. What does APC blind bats mean that she disrespected the President, I thought they say Respect is reciprocal?”
@anthonystilldey: “Na respect be una problem for this country? Teni even nice, if na me I go deck Buhari before I leave there.”
@Omokiitan: “How Does Teni ignoring Bubu Reduce The Suffering & Hunger In Town? Does Bubu Look Like Person Wey Send her papa? Both of them Should Gettat abeg.”
Aside from Teni, other notable Nigerians in the MON category are 2Baba, Shehu Othman, and Abubakar Maikano.
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