‘Na dem dey rush us’ — immigration jokes on Twitter after marriage poll win

 

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has become a subject of discussion on social media after its official Twitter handler engaged in a banter session with users.

 

It all started on Wednesday when a Twitter user identified as John Doe initiated a poll for men on the platform.

 

The user had asked men whom they would prefer to marry if a police officer, immigration officer, army officer, and DSS officer were to be a woman.

 

“Men, If you’re to choose amongst this four type of women to marry, which will be your pick? Women, please do not vote abeg. Vote and/or comment,” he had written.

Men,

If you're to choose amongst this four type of women to marry, which will be your pick?

Women, please do not vote abeg🙏.

Vote and/or comment 😂😂

— John Doe (@jon_d_doe) January 17, 2023

The poll, which had a total of 3,358 results, was won by immigration.

 

Reacting, the NIS quoted the poll with a meme of Charles Inojie saying: “na them dey rush us”.

 

It also accompanied the meme with a terse post which reads “dey play”. 

Dey play 👀 https://t.co/LkpAIXPnSj pic.twitter.com/9CNEHWBCTC

— Nigeria Immigration Service (@nigimmigration) January 17, 2023

The NIS further responded to a user who expressed his desire to marry an immigration officer based on the poll with a meme of Sabinus, the comedian. 

Is this “playing”?
What type of “playing” is this? pic.twitter.com/QCGfcGNbHB

— Nigeria Immigration Service (@nigimmigration) January 18, 2023

The NIS’ humourous conversations with Twitter users have continued to elicit mixed reactions on the platform.

 

Some users commended the organisation for adopting a friendly approach to engaging people.

 

“I must commend the Handler of this Account for such an amazing, friendly and cordial response. I commend you and by extension wish that other governmental agencies (social media handlers) should also embrace this cheerful display at times, especially in this period and time,” a user wrote.

 

A segment of users, however, argued that a government handle should instead focus on serious issues.

 

“A government office doing meme? Na secondary school grad una employ there?” a user asked.

 

😂 😂 I'm loving whoever the new handler of this handle is, you're doing an awesome job. 😂 😂 💯 💯

— TAIYE aka Tsloww (@jerrymaestro22) January 17, 2023

Atleast answer the Questions of the people and give them a clear next line of action to follow. It’s not everybody that their problem can be fixed by tracking.✊

If you can read and be able to post memes, atleast read peoples complaints and tell them what steps to take next.

— iQueenet (@QueenetInyang) January 18, 2023

For your mind you dey throw jab abi... better face front and get serious on how to make the Nigeria Passport easy to acquire. Dey play!!

— YourFutureHelper (@Omotayo_dotlex) January 18, 2023

Dey play

It’s been more than 4months now since i captured for my passport

Whenever i track it, all I see is passport in production.

Una officers wey dey in charge of production de wait for bribe lol

— Chef_Kazzy.eth (BCITWWW) (@_KingKazzy) January 18, 2023

You’d not respond to questions that has to do with corruption in your organization, you think they employed you to be dropping memes on the TL round the clock yeah…

— Joey (@Joey__Deee) January 17, 2023

Please don’t tell this page has been hacked🦠😂

— 🤩🥰ADARAMAJA📿🤩 (@SheikhAdaramaja) January 18, 2023

I really like this admin
Replying to people’s need with a sense of Nigerians humor.
Oin! You are doing well 😍😍😍

— lobà (@faith_ad) January 18, 2023

Omo see ment.
Lwkmd, does the handle knows that this is an official handle fgs?

— Nwanne of no Nation. (@Binwanne) January 18, 2023