Today is the inauguration of Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress following his declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission as the winner of the 2023 presidential election in March.
You may be wondering why the hashtag ‘Black Monday’ is trending.
Some Nigerians on Twitter started trending ‘Black Monday’ to express their displeasure over the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as the country’s president.
Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress was declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission in March.
Tinubu’s declaration as president-elect has been hotly contested, which is one of the reasons his opponents, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, petitioned the Election Tribunal to overturn his victory.
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This is the first time in Nigeria a president is receiving so much rejection. Even after being sworn into office.
Black Monday
Many Nigerians had shown their dissatisfaction over the inauguration of Bola Tinubu.
Tinubu is taking over from Muhammadu Buhari, whose administration has been widely adjudged as a failure.
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Nigerians started trending hashtag, ‘Black Monday’ on Twitter, accusing the APC, INEC and judiciary of killing democracy in Nigeria.
See reactions below:
Black Monday: Let it be on record that Democracy was murdered on the 29th May, 2023. The END!
Posterity will judge INEC, Yakubu Mahmood, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kashim Shettima, APC, Muhammadu Buhari.
May Nigeria & Nigerians heal!#InaugurationDay Osinbajo Rain Channels Tunde Bakare pic.twitter.com/EcaPXxndbW— ÓLÀdeyforyou (@trendwithola) May 29, 2023
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Today, the Nigerian constitution has been rubbished, the Nigerian democracy is murdered. Sad day. Black Monday ❌️❌️💔💔
Rain Arise tv Adeboye President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Eagle Square pic.twitter.com/QuvBw946RL
— Mr Krystali (@Krystalvbp) May 29, 2023
The Day Democracy Died in Nigeria 🇳🇬
May 29th 2023#BlackMonday pic.twitter.com/OK2GqZ2D68— BIG JOE OF LAGOS👍 🇳🇬🇫🇷 (@JosephOnuorah) May 29, 2023
29 May 2023 shall forever be known in this realm as Black Monday. A day that will forever live in infamy for the willful overthrow of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.#BlackMonday@_weyimi @ziter001@General_Oluchi @akintollgate @JOBIdient@ayansoladare pic.twitter.com/jm5DrnCFnq
— Ochi (@OchiJnr) May 28, 2023
Today, the Nigerian constitution has been rubbished, the Nigerian democracy is murdered. Sad day. Black Monday ❌️❌️💔💔
Rain Arise tv Adeboye President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Eagle Square pic.twitter.com/7ImBeqUsVA
— Global World (@go_globalworld) May 29, 2023
BLACK MONDAY
He is mourned by lovers of fairness & Justice, and well-meaning Nigerians. 😭#NigeriansDidNotVoteForTinubu
Black Monday, Rain, Eagle Square pic.twitter.com/0lHTrQZeix— Meg Essien (@meg_Ola_Essien) May 29, 2023
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