Gov Obaseki’s aide under fire for N500

Godwin Obinyan, a senior special assistant on social media to Governor Godwin Obaseki has come under fire over a tweet he made about being able to feed with just N500.

Nigerians on Twitter dragged the Governor’s social media aide, describing him as insensitive and distanced from the plight of the ordinary Nigerian.

Obinyan said with N500 he would be able to eat N200 rice, N100 beans and N200 assorted meat but that with $1 he can never do it in America.

“How is he comparing what N500 does in Nigeria to what $1 does in America? Why can’t he compare N1 with $1? Like how do they become SA to Governor?” one Twitter user queried.

Following criticism of the social media aide, he tried to expatiate his claim, saying, “purchasing power is what you evaluate and not the exchange rate”.

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