Nigerians have been penning their thoughts over a trending video of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his wife Remi Tinubu at the state dinner, held at Palais de l’Élysée in France, Paris.
Tinubu, who recently travelled to France for a 3-day state visit was seen with Remi Tinubu alongside France President Emmanuel Jean-Michel Frédéric Macron and other political individuals as they were entertained by some French band.
In the video, the French band delighted the attendees by performing former band Psquare’s hit song ‘Testimony’ (Taste the money) in honour of President Tinubu.
The band delivered a vibrant rendition of the Afrobeat classic, seamlessly blending Nigerian rhythms with a French flair, sparking reactions online
The performance earned applause from the audience, including Tinubu and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu, who appeared thrilled by the cultural gesture.
In addition to Psquare’s hit, the French band also flawlessly performed ‘Mama Africa’ by Bracket, putting Nigeria on the international stage.
Nigerians who watched the video flooded the comment section to share their thoughts. While some praised the French band’s thrilling performance, others expressed their disapproval, criticizing Tinubu for leaving Nigeria during a time of economic crisis.
Some reactions are shown below:
ify_royaldamsel said, “Since psquare dem do not want to have sense let another group dey entertain us dey go😂😂😂😂.”
chinny_005 said, “They really tried, but make dem no try am again!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.”
omonikechioma said, “It’s that guys “heyyy” for me😂😂😂…guy seems to be having so much fun.”
call_mi_didi said, “The don’t know “tunda fire you” by Ric hassani?…”
officialugeed said, “Since Psquare them no wan give us songs, make we manage this Oyibosquare😢.”
jennifer.ndefo said, “Y dis particular choice of song😂😂😂 are they mocking d Nigerian economy?😂😂😂.”
i.s.tvgram said, “Enjoyment wan wound una President 😂.”
ezebuil0 said, “They’ve tasted our money oh😭.”
0xdigi1 said, “Only God know wetin T Pain and T Elumelu don go sign again 🤣.”
veetallys said, “😂😂😂😂😂 God abegggg. See as our president leave us here dey enjoy life!😡.”
Watch the video below: