President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has dared his critics on social media to continue saying whatever they like on various online platforms as “I don’t respond to social media talks.”
Tinubu, who spoke during a banquet in his honour on Wednesday night by Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike at Government House, Port Harcourt, that “there is no name they’ve not called me on social media. It’s a free speech society and around the world.”
Tinubu explained that the reason for telling Governor Wike that he would not refund the cost of the flyovers he constructed in Rivers State was because he could not make any commitment until he was sworn in as the President.
Tinubu, revisited what he called the banter with Wike, noting that it has generated a lot of reactions on social media.
According to him, “I exchanged a banter with Governor Wike, if you take me seriously, it’s left to you. The truth is, I’m a President-elect. I have no signature for expenditure until sworn in. How can I make a commitment? I cannot sign a dime of Nigeria money or expenditure now. There can only be one president at a time.
“If you ask me to go and commit to things that are mere expectations and cannot be fulfilled, I believe in fulfilling promises, that’s why I’m here. And we have to do it for Nigeria. I thank you all for the support you gave me during the election, but I’m still on a countdown.
“If I sign anything for you now and commit to it, I can’t pay. For that flyover, how can I pay, personal? That’s not realistic.
“I hope that clears the social media fears. I don’t respond to (social media talks). There is no name they’ve not called me on (social media). It’s a free speech society and around the world.”