Nigerians on social media have reacted after Vice President, Kashim Shettima on Tuesday promised victims of Alau dam flood disaster, 50 trucks of rice.
Shettima who led a Federal Government delegation visited Maiduguri to sympathize with thousands of people who were displaced following the incident.
Addressing the victims, during his visit at Bakassi IDP camp, the Vice president said that the unfortunate situation was as an act of God.
The VP in the company of the state governor and other dignitaries were ferried in a military truck to gain access to Shehu of Borno whose palace was consumed by the disaster.
While addressing the Borno Monarch, Shettima offered his sympathy to the Emirate Council.
“We are here at the palace to sympathize with you and the Emirate over the unfortunate incident,” he said.
“The Federal Government has approved 50 trucks of rice which are now on the way to Maiduguri for onward distribution for the victims.”
Reacting to the report, Nigerians called out the government for using rice as a sole solution to every problem faced by the citizens.
one Cross wrote: “Lmaoooooo! Bruhhh! These people can actually give you rice if you complain of high electricity tariff.”
Soyinka wrote: “Insecurity- give them rice Inflation- give them rice Fuel scarcity- give them rice Flood – give them rice Protest for better governance- give them rice High dollar rate- give them rice.”
Catch22 wrote: “Nigeria’s obsession with rice as a solution to everything reminds me of that old joke about rich boyfriends buying new phones if their babes phones fall into water, while broke boyfriends suggest the put it in rice.”
Tiaraoluwa wrote: “The solution to every bloody problems is rice. No plans, no solutions, no infrastuctures; just rice. Incompetent buffoons in powers.”
Akuabatal wrote: “Rice must be shocked at the rate it has become a sole solution for every Nigerian problem. Promising rice in place of shelter has to be a mental illness at this point.”
Kasnjnr wrote: “They should have been a bit more straighforward in their manifesto then. “ We will share rice for every problem.”