By Gabriel Atumeyi
Nigerian actress, Adesua Etomi Wellington, has slammed Lauretta Onochie, special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Social Media, for posting a picture of poorly dressed children wearing facemasks cut out of cartons on Twitter.
The SA accompanied the picture with words that stressed the need for collective effort in tackling the spread of Coronavirus, while commending the kids for their efforts at protecting themselves.
“Wearing a mask is not a political statement. It’s not punishment by government, protect yourself. Wear one. These have made efforts with masking where those of us who are more vulnerable & susceptible to COVID-19 are still swearing that it’s a scam. God bless their efforts,” she had written.
Commenting on the post on Tuesday, the actress slammed Onochie, saying she was “a disgrace both home and abroad.”
The movie star said rather than addressing the poor condition of the kids, the presidential aide was “spewing nonsense.”
“You are a disgrace. Both home & abroad. You should be ashamed that these children have to do this with cardboards. Instead of talking about how to tackle poverty so they can be protected adequately against the virus, you’re spewing this nonsense,” she wrote on Twitter.
“This picture made me so angry and brought tears to my eyes. They are so small, so vulnerable and so unprotected. Arghhhhhh. This country.”
The development comes about one month after Onochie and Wizkid, the award-winning singer, engaged in a heated exchange on social media amid the #EndSARS protests.