PUNCH Bold Protest Steps: Checkout Nigerians Reaction on Twitter

Nigerian Dictator, Major General @MBuhari Arrives in Egypt For ASWAN Forum.

May Almighty God guide him throughout this forum not to demarket Nigerian youths by calling them lazy or embarrass ??. pic.twitter.com/YmRfL5tJTq

— PDP Vanguard (@PDPVanguard) December 11, 2019

Major General Muhammadu Buhari: Angry Presidency attacks Punch newspapers https://t.co/txbIsC5mxS

— Premium Times (@PremiumTimesng) December 11, 2019

Two tweets ago you said "Major General is indeed a his title." Now you're saying he was insulted.

You need to make your mind up. https://t.co/5TOqaKkve9

— Igala Alan Shore (@I_Am_Ilemona) December 11, 2019

Whether Major General Buhari or Not, God will Never Allow PDP at Federal Level

— Success Idowu (@idowu553) December 11, 2019

Suddenly coming online to see progressives calling themselves Major General. This can only be pure love for a man and for the country.

Wailers you are free to also add "Looter" in front of your names too.

— Ebhohimhen Samson E (@essegis) December 11, 2019

The folks who decided they want to resume calling Mr. President “Major-General” are the ones angry that his supporters have whole-heartedly accepted their gracious decision and have adopted the new appelation with gusto?

— HENRY Okelue (@4eyedmonk) December 11, 2019

You people are irredeemable.

We have adopted the Major General and it's in response to his regime's high handedness.

And I am not proud to call him my President because he had brought more damage to my country democratic ideals and principles. https://t.co/SnssC8q3HU

— Tosin Olugbenga (@TosinOlugbenga) December 11, 2019

Calling Buhari ‘major general’ is proof of press freedom – Femi Adesina https://t.co/1S6mtuq0X4 pic.twitter.com/M9AkPKnxV5

— Reuben Abati (@abati1990) December 11, 2019

I am wondering why this should be a problem. And why should anyone not be free to refer to @MBuhari as a Major General? Is @FemAdesina privy to any plan we yet don't know about curtailing our freedom entrenched in the constitution? https://t.co/2f1uHxuuvV

— Adeshina (@ladeshine) December 11, 2019

Unpopular opinion. I think @MobilePunch's decision to refer to President @MBuhari as major general trivializes the fight to protect human rights in Nigeria and reduces it to mere propaganda. #majorgeneralbuhari

— Eric Goler (@Air_Ryk) December 11, 2019

Whether he has earned the title of Major General or not the fact remains that the Punch has voiced the opinion of millions that your principal is a divisive, vicious, unstable, repressive, fascistic & dangerous tyrant who is unworthy of being called Mr. President. Suck on that! https://t.co/yEDwoS9nBX

— Femi Fani-Kayode (@realFFK) December 11, 2019

If you decide to call him Major General, he wasn’t dashed the rank, he earned it. So, you are not completely out of order. The fact that you can do so is even another testimony to press freedom in Nigeria.

— Femi Adesina (@FemAdesina) December 11, 2019

The reported new editorial policy of the Punch Newspapers to address President Muhammadu Buhari as Major General in his official title and refer to his government as a regime instead of administration, comes to us as totally curious and utterly incredible.

— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) December 11, 2019

Major General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd), for that is his title, and he was indeed a Major General, but today retired from that position and now twice democratically elected president of Nigeria – is not the choice of Punch Newspaper’s editors and owners, that is clear.

— Garba Shehu (@GarShehu) December 11, 2019

Dear @MobilePunch, thank you for this brilliant move. I have joined you too.

Dear Major General @MBuhari, when will your regime end the recklessness? pic.twitter.com/gL4w7yonRb

— Ufuoma Egbamuno (@Foskolo) December 11, 2019

I wish other media houses will emulate the Punch.

I say let us all refer to him as Major General Buhari until he learns to respect the rule of law. pic.twitter.com/pLdSDZBYHv

— Baldilocks (@Baldilocks__) December 11, 2019

Dear @MobilePunch, you've led the way. We'll follow.

Moving forward, I will, in line with your well considered patriotic defiance to tyranny, also prefix Buhari with either Major-General/General.

I will also refer to his 'administration' as regime.

Nigeria will defeat trynany.

— Nedu Ekeke #BBOG (@Nedunaija) December 11, 2019

Pls do not be distracted by the war of personal aggrandizement between Aisha Buhari, Mamman Daura & Garba Shehu.

Twitter today is for @MobilePunch's bold move to stand up to the autocratic regime of the day by henceforth designating Buhari 'Major-General', no longer 'President'.

— 'Fisayo Soyombo (@fisayosoyombo) December 11, 2019

Oga, are we a joke to you? Major General Buhari’s keeper of Ze Oza room is saying your own don too much you de here de yarn dust. Until you respond to Iya, don’t come here telling us your opinion, you don’t have one. We are not interested. https://t.co/2xaAEUYXsk

— Mazi Gburugburu (@Mazigburugburu1) December 11, 2019

‘Major General’ will forever be attached to his name, he earned it. Calling him that is another form of RESPECT and it doesn’t change the fact that Muhammadu Buhari is President, Federal Republic of Nigeria till 2023.

Fun fact: huge numbers of his supporters voted the General.

— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) December 11, 2019

Today's @MobilePunch editorial, its resolution to henceforth prefix @MBuhari
with Major General & refer to his adminstration as regime in protest against autocracy is another huge feat renewing our hope in the media as a strong voice ready to hold govt. accountable & responsible

— Rt. Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin (@Adebo_ogund) December 11, 2019

Thank you @MobilePunch! Can other Nigerian newspapers join this protest against Major-General Muhammadu Buhari's dictatorial regime? No sitting on the fence. It is time to stand on the right side of history! pic.twitter.com/J7dpoJR2SU

— Ohimai Godwin Amaize (@MrFixNigeria) December 11, 2019