Reactions has trailed photo of the Kaduna State Governor’s Son, Bashir El-rufai and his newly wedded wife he described as “Nwakaego”.
Social media users are reacting following Bashir’s alleged hateful comments on the Igbo tribe in Nigeria.
While the name of his newly wedded wife “Nwakaego” described her as Igbo, social media users has wondered why would an Igbo descendants would want to marry someone who allegedly hates her kinsmen.
It might be true that Bashir has made some derogatory comments about the Igbo people in Nigeria but love can change the way we see things. But is she truly an Igbo?
My Nwakaego & I. pic.twitter.com/a0g2awOuMt
— Bashir El-Rufai (@BashirElRufai) November 12, 2020
Going by Identity crisis which started after the Biafra/Nigeria civil war in 1967, between the South-South and Southeast, bearing the name may not defined her as an Igbo.
Check out reactions below:
“She’s beautiful. Anyway, I don’t know how that girl feels knowing your hatred for her people… that’s if she’s really Igbo,” a user tweeted.
“She is probably a Fulani lady. The fact that he called her his ‘Nwakaego’ does not make her an Igbo lady. He is not your inlaw or your ‘in geography’, user tweeted.
“It’s funny how Muslims think they can marry Christian ladies but it’s a haram for Christian men to even approach Muslim ladies.
“Just know a true Christian lady won’t marry you. You probably met one who cares about money than her faith, a social media user wrote.
“Any Igbo lady that marries the Elrufai family wants some marriage that will take their rights of religion and freedom away. Do not teach them the Ndi Igbo ways of life!, another user’s opinion.
“This should surprise nobody. Igbo women are in every state in Nigeria. Igbo blood is the most diverse blood in Nigeria”, a user tweet.
“Keep fighting on twitter ,real ladies/guys that want to settle down won’t mind tribe so far it’s all about Love”, user tweeted.
“May your marriage be as blissful as Buhari’s Nigeria. May it be as wonderful as Buhari has treated #EndSARS protesters in the last few weeks”, user tweeted.
“Hmmmmm🙄😲😲😲. This might be another El-Rufai format to get vote from the south East, & perhaps south south. El-Rufai is a master planner. Anyway, congrats. I wish it’s real and you meant well”, user tweeted.
“A political marriage to deceive gullible Nigerians that they are a detribalised family. 🙄🙄🙄”, user tweeted.
“Bro how did you do it? There are some Northern ladies I do love to marry too”, user tweeted.
“Any love between a Christian lady and a northern Muslim can never be true love.
If a Christian lady must date a Muslim, I’d rather she dates a Yoruba Muslim, user tweeted.
