The Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Friday, January 1, 2021, berated critics of the President in his message to Nigerians when he advised those he described as “wailing wailers,” to calm down in 2021.
1st News had reported that Adesina coined the word in 2015 shortly after Buhari won the presidential election.
Adesina: “Wailers should shut up, Buhari knows there’s hunger, insecurity in Nigeria”
According to the Presidential aide, President Buhari knows “there is hunger, lack of jobs and insecurity in the country; but those wailers should be calming down this year” and look for a new vocation.
He added that this set of people have criticized the government for far too long but should take a break in 2021 and see clearly what the Buhari administration has in stock for them. Also Read: APC promises Nigerians better 2021 on security, other issues
Adesina insisted that the Buhari-led government will continue its infrastructural development in every part of the country in 2021.
He also noted that most of the ongoing projects initiated by the government will be completed before the end of 2022.
In the message the Presidential spokesman posted on his Facebook series ‘From the Inside,’ Adesina said: “2021 is the year of work. Hard work, to deliver on the major projects by next year.
“Is it then a year to continue wailing? No.
“It is the year to calm down. A year for wailing wailers to find a vocation, and allow the government to concentrate, and deliver on projects at hand.
“Yes, there are challenges: security, economy, improving the quality of lives. Lack of jobs. Inflation. And many others. President Buhari knows this but is it the year to wail? No.
“We should rather hail, encourage the government to do better, and engender better standards of living for Nigerians.”
Adesina added that he was not asking people to stop criticizing the government in 2021 but that people should not take it as a full-time job.
“They will criticize the rail project of the government, calling it white elephant, but will be the first to hop on the trains, taking selfies in it. Wailers, calm down.
“Please, be calming down’ in 2021.”