I Tweeted In Anger’, Ministerial Nominee Bosun Tijani Explains Non-Patriotic Tweet

Bosun Tijani, a ministerial candidate, was criticized by Senator Abdulfatai Buhari of Oyo North Senatorial District on Saturday for a disloyal tweet he wrote more than four years prior.

When Tijani went before the Senate for screening today—one of President Bola Tinubu’s 48 nominees for ministerial positions—the senator questioned him.

The Oyo Senator spoke after 46-year-old Tijani, an information technology expert, recited his profile to the parliamentarians and mentioned that on July 21st, 2019, Dr. Bosun tweeted negatively about Nigeria, saying that he does not appreciate the Nigerian passport and Nigeria as a nation.

The candidate was questioned by the congressman about if he still supported Nigeria and its passport.

Speaking before the Senate, Tijani expressed his love and commitment for Nigeria and her growth. The candidate said that his angry interaction with the Chinese Embassy was the reason behind his post.

The Ogun State ministerial candidate said, “I tweeted in a rage.

Tijani was promptly defended by Senator Ishaku Abbo of the Adamawa North Senatorial District, who claimed that the nominee tweeted out of a mix of indignation and love for Nigeria.

Additionally, the candidate from his state was defended by Senator Solomon Adeola of Ogun West Senatorial District, who claimed that his “youthful exuberance” and “shortcoming” should be overlooked.

Tijani has the potential to use his expertise to advance Nigeria’s IT industry, according to Adeola, who criticized the nomination, adding that the infant shouldn’t be given the position.

EndSARS Protester?
However, Tijani’s prolonged tough moment was not yet over before the lawmaker as the Senate Minority Leader representing Plateau North Senatorial District, Simon Mwadkwon, read another “non-patriotic” by Tijani which was posted sometimes in 2021.

Similarly, Senate Majority Leader representing Ekiti Central Senatorial District, Opeyemi Bamidele, described Tijani as an “EndSARS protester”.

Bamidele said his daughter also protested police brutality and extrajudicial killings in October 2020.

He said said Tijani was trying to speak for his generation and should not be haunted for the tweet.

The Senate Leader said Tinubu wants to work with young people like Tijani to bring harmonise their ideas for the betterment of the country.

Bamidele asked youths to learn from Tijani’s situation and thereafter urged his colleagues to forgive the nominee.

The nominee subsequently apologised for his non-patriotic tweets and Senate President Godswill Akpabio said his apology was accepted.

“We are all fathers and we cannot throw the baby away with the bath water…On behalf of the Senate, I want to accept your apology,” Akpabio said and asked the nominee to take a bow.