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Year 2016 may have come and gone but there are certain unforgettable gaffes, scandals that occurred within the year which leaves us with a long-lasting impression.
Here are some events, people that made the year 2016 not-so-easy-to-forget.
- President Buhari and ‘the other room’ comment
First on this list is the Grand Commander himself. While responding at a press conference in Germany to comments credited to his wife Aisha, about the constitution of members his kitchen cabinet, the president responded thus: “I don’t know which party my wife belongs to, but she belongs to my kitchen and my living room and the other room.”
The comment sparked reactions across the globe.
- Solomon Dalung
If any public official has made Nigerians laugh so hard, despite the hardship currently faced in the country, that person is Nigeria’s sport minister, Solomon Dalung, His popular gaffes are;
a. Spended funds
Legislators asked about the disbursement of funds to federations under his ministry. Dalung replied, “The funds spended were properly spended because we got them from intervention funds from Mr President.”
b. Dalung called USA – United State of Nigeria
c. After Nigeria’s contingents to the Rio Olympics game returned with one bronze medal and Paralympians returned with 12 medals, Dalung said athletes don’t need too much preparation to do well at competitions
d. Dalung says Nigeria does not need to attend the next World Cup holding in Russia
e. Dalung says there is no money to pay Super Falcons because FG and NFF didn’t think they will win
- Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, 16 + 6 = 24
Minister of Finance, Adeosun goofed while doing simple arithmetic and said the addition of 16 billion and 6 billion would amount to N24billion, instead of N22billion.
- House of Reps’ Sex Scandal
Hon. Mohammed Garba Gololo (APC, Bauchi), Hon. Samuel Ikon (PDP, Akwa Ibom) and Hon. Mark Gbillah (APC, Benue) had, on the visit to the US for the International Visitor Leadership Program, brought disrepute to the parliament by allegedly soliciting for sex from prostitutes and grabbing an hotel housekeeper in a bid to rape.
- Prophet T.B Joshua’s failed US presidential election prophecy
Prophet T.B Joshua made headlines when his prophecy about the winner of the US presidential elections did not come to pass. The prophet had declared in a prophecy that Hillary Clinton would win the November 8 presidential elections in US. However, Donald Trump won the elections.
The man of God was forced to take down the prophecy from his Facebook page.
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6. Wole Soyinka’s green card tearing comment
The revered professor had promised to tear his green card if the then Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump won the US presidency. However, contrary to public opinion tipping the Democratic Party candidate, Hillary Clinton as winner, Donald Trump won.
Nigerians as usual came for the professor. They asked him to math his words with actions by tearing the green card since Donald Trump won the elections.
The Professor however called a press conference saying he had done what he promised to do but there was no visuals to support his claim.