Amidst the raging Covid-19 pandemic and several insecurity challenges troubling Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday became a source of comic relief to netizens on Twitter, after he released pigeons at the Armed Forces Remembrance Day ceremony – unfortunately, the birds which are meant to signify peace and unity in Nigeria were uncooperative, they all refused to fly.
The President had opened the birds cage at the National Arcade, picked up one of the pigeons, and threw it into the air but the bird landed atop the cage and refused to fly. He then opened the cage top in a bid to send them all out, yet the birds remained adamant and decided to sit on top of the cage’s roof.
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President Muhammadu Buhari releases the #ArmedForcesRemembranceDay pigeons. pic.twitter.com/1t0omo5JGy
Advertisement— Channels Television (@channelstv) January 15, 2021
There's no peace in Nigeria. There's no progress being made. And there's no harmony among us. So the pigeons refused to fly
Unbothered and unhinged, Buhari didn't hesitate to leave the birds. Like he does with Nigeria and Nigerians
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— P.article! (@isiomanb) January 15, 2021
Part of the event of the Armed Forces remembrance day, a set of pigeons kept in a cage are released into the air to earmark peace… President Buhari released the birds today but most of them refused to fly away ???
— Balls of Fire??? (@Obagoal63194756) January 15, 2021
Buhari released pigeon but pigeon no fly ooo. Na the matter we dey settle ???.
— Gbemiga (@will_i_ams1) January 15, 2021
That first pigeon that Buhari touch still no gree fly. Omoeux.
Even pigeon dey provoke https://t.co/iYKi2cfI10
— Arákùnrin Àlàó Aríṣekọ́lá (@Great_Kamil) January 15, 2021
The President, who appeared tired of trying, soon left the birds and returned to his seat. Moments after the President had left, however, some of the birds flew.