Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the
8th Senate, has taunted the President, Muhammadu Buhari,
saying like the pigeons he touched in 2021, the Super Eagles of Nigeria failed
to fly after he held a video conference with the team on Sunday shortly before
the match with Tunisia.
The ex-lawmaker said this in a cryptic tweet on Monday,
noting that Buhari’s only miracle is his rice pyramid.
“He toucheth the pigeon, it refused to fly. He talketh to
the Eagle, it refused to fly. Oh yea brethren, thy King in Egypt hath no
miracles but pyramids,” he tweeted.
In January 2021 during the Armed Forces Remembrance Day
ceremony, the doves, otherwise known as white pigeons, released by the
President had refused to fly despite multiple attempts by the President thereby
sparking a debate on social media.
This elicited reactions from Nigerians, some of whom
described the incident as a “bad sign” but presidential spokesman, Femi
Adesina, had said the doves refused to fly because they had been kept captive
for a while before the day.
The Eagles had won all their three matches at the group
stage in the ongoing 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon but lost to Tunisia
on Sunday in the Round of 16.
Shortly before the game with Tunisia, Buhari held a video
conference with Coach Austin Eguavoen from the Presidential Villa, Abuja,
urging the team to “keep doing the country proud” but the Eagles were kicked
out of the tournament hours later.
Activist Omoyele Sowore, amongst others, had since said the
President transferred ‘bad luck’ to the Super Eagles through his video call to
the team.
Also, an ex-goalkeeper, Peterside Idah, said on Monday that
the constant calls and promises of cash rewards from top government
functionaries and prominent Nigerians distracted the Super Eagles which
contributed to their ultimate defeat and exit from the Africa Cup of Nations.
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