- Safiu Kehinde
A printers’ devil glaringly displayed in a billboard sponsored by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has set tongues wagging in Ibadan the Oyo state capital.
The billboard was reportedly sponsored to welcome President Bola Tinubu whose other name is Ahmed, to the state capital for the coronation of the new Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja.
Tinubu’s “Ahmed” was however spelt “Ahmend” igniting a wave of reactions with many calling to question the competence of many of the aides around the Minister.
As seen in a Facebook post on Thursday, the message on the billboard, which had pictures of Tinubu and Adelabu, was simply welcoming the President to the coronation of Ladoja, which slated to hold on the 26th of September.
“Only in Naija will a whole presidential welcome banner turn Bola Ahmed into Bola Ahmend. 😅 One small letter, but a big embarrassment! Imagine spending millions on printing just to give Mr. President a brand-new name. This is why attention to detail matters o — a single typo can rewrite history. Next time, let’s proofread before we ‘Ahmend’ what is already correct. Ibadan people, eya Ahmend eleyi oo” @Adeniran Ibukun Joseph wrote.
“They are very correct…. The president is Ahmending Nigeria”@Francis Oluwasegun Adaja
“They can easily Ahmend it.”@Collins Adeleke Aladesanmi
“Lol, he needs to really amend his governing style”@Seun J Adediran
“Ahmend bawo! Such an error is a public disgrace”@Okanlawon Mojeed Bola Heritage
“So, no one check it before posted to public space, ibadan 🤔”@Shoyoye Anelka Glimpse
“It’s an innocent mistake”@Adewunmi Aluko
“Ahmend… Because he wants to continue mending the broken walls nooni”@Oluwa Tossyn
“Una wan collect work from this man”@Constant Kay
“They should try to Ahmend it on time”@Ayesebolatan Qudus Ayoola
Some of the commentators have made reference to Adelabu’s political sorbriquette, which is Penkelemesi, a Yoruba version of “Peculiar Mess” which was attributed to the Minister’s own grandfather, a strong political figure in the First Republic, the late Adegoke Adelabu