The demystification of Ben Murray-Bruce, the senator representing Bayelsa East constituency, continues with each comment he makes on social media.
Fresh from knocks he received over his condemnation of the N1.04 trillion fine imposed on MTN for failing to deactivate unregistered SIM cards after an August 11, 2015 deadline, the showbiz impresario tweeted himself into another controversy on Wednesday after President Muhammadu Buhari inaugurated his long awaited cabinet.
Using the hashtag #Challengeourminister, the former NTA director-general took a dig at the new ministers, with cheeky messages about what is expected of them.
His challenge to former Governors Babatunde Fashola and Chibuike Amaechi of Lagos and Rivers states respectively go the most knocks.
He wrote:
Congrats to @ChibuikeAmaechi. Lets #Challengeourminister of transport to confirm he will use various public transport at least once a month.
— Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) November 11, 2015
Congrats to @Gov_Rajifashola. Lets #Challengeourminister of power to confirm he wont use generator so he’ll feel what Nigerians are feeling. — Ben Murray-Bruce (@benmurraybruce) November 11, 2015
To which Nigerians responded:
Wait are u d Ben Bruce of STV? The one who brought Telemundo to Nigeria instead of supporting independent producers? https://t.co/eBAe5FPvfd
— Tunde Aluko (MFR) (@tundealuko) November 11, 2015
I was a Ben Bruce fan….before the talk got too much. — SF (@segunfamisa) November 11, 2015
Teacher : Can anyone tell me the meaning of Ben Bruce Students: Ben Bruce is anything that Look like Obama but think like Obanikoro.
— Ben Aliue (@Bajgop07) November 11, 2015
Someone told Senator Ben Bruce on Twitter “How can you look like #Obama and reason like Obanikoro?”. #InsultOfTheDay. Chai! I can’t saut!! — M|#meetNYSCDirCDS (@justemdee) November 11, 2015
Nigerians have short memory. Remember when Ben Bruce was everyone’s jewel. Now u are saying he’s nothing. I warned u https://t.co/onLNNsEZxN
— Emeka Azuka Okoye (@EmekaOkoye) November 11, 2015
Ben Bruce keeps saying the right things but its very difficult to ever trust him he had the ears of GEJ but he didn’t make any difference
— Lumzy (@olumidesadams) November 11, 2015
Ben Bruce who couldn’t upgrade ordinary NTA is coming here to lecture us when he should be hustling for TV & Radio adverts for STV & Rhythm — JEDIDIAH (@XANTAPLUS) November 11, 2015
Ben Bruce is an unfortunate man, Fashola has good records and critics is way to early. How can u look like Obama and reason like Obanikoro
— Adebanji Samuel (@Adebanjiexploit) November 11, 2015
