#Stayhome: Yul Edochie asks Buhari for economic relief package and Nigerians has their ideas

Nigerian actor Yul Edochie has taken to his Twitter page to call on the president to consider the poor masses.

President Muhammadu Buhari finally granted the requests from Nigerians. The president addressed the nation on the COVID-19 pandemic on Sunday, 29th March 2020.

During the address to the nation, the president declared a curfew in Lagos State, Ogun State and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.

This is due to the fact that these states have been the most hit by the virus. Ogun was included due to its proximity to Lagos State. Nigerians are expected to remain in their houses and this sounds like a total lockdown in the affected states.

Taking to his Twitter handle, Yul Edochie calls on the President to provide an economic relief package for Nigerians.

“Dear President @MBuhari,” the tweet reads. “Pls provide an economic relief package for Nigerians, even if it’s 50k each, it will go a long way.

“People are hungry, locked down with no money, begging left, right & centre.

“With the situation like this, it’ll be difficult to keep people at home, ” Yul writes on his Twitter handle.

Dear President @MBuhari
Pls provide an economic relief package for Nigerians, even if it's 50k each, it will go a long way.
People are hungry, locked down with no money, begging left, right & centre.
With the situation like this, it'll be difficult to keep people at home.

— Yul Edochie (@YulEdochie) March 29, 2020

Naturally, Nigerians have something to say about the suggestions and as you will expect, the mix of reactions are serious, entertaining and everything in between. Although neither the president nor his representatives have weighed in so far in the discussion.

Check out some of the reactions below: 

Yes Mr president please ensure you put the masses into thorough consideration in this respect.. If you don’t want another war alongside Corona virus

— Maryjane Dawn (Sisi Eko) (@maryjane_dawn) March 29, 2020

You mean Nigeria govt has 10trillion naira in a vault laying unused? What’s d budget for 2020? 7T with projection of $40 per barrel oil. Deficit of over half of d budget now a problem bcos oil sells far less than projected @ $27. Yea govt pay Nigerians 50k.

— Adewale (@saviorluv) March 30, 2020

It’ is very distasteful dt ur person also stood 4 elective post in d recent past, we hav been dodging bullets in this country & here u are another. 50k x 200m= 10 trillion
Hw much is total budget self, It’s like u don’t think b4 u talk. U re one of d disappointing youth around

— Major-General Steve (@omotee035) March 30, 2020

Who is a Nigerian? There is no data to show who a Nigerian is.if he approves anything like that you will hear of people getting multiple times.Fulanis from all shades of WA in Nigeria and our present leaders claim they are all Nigerians.

— Sir Heectory (@heectoryanuk) March 29, 2020

An economic relieve in Nigeria of 50k each would cause inflation like we’ve never seen before. Nigeria is not an industrialised country and doesn’t have the capacity to manufacture the product needed for 200m people to spend 50k on.

— CHEEZ (@ephraimchizzy) March 29, 2020

Even if it’s 10k… We go manage am. Boys dey vex. Street dey hard. No joy.

— Akwa Ibom’s Finest ? (@Akanimoh_Friday) March 29, 2020

Why not start from yourself Sir ?

You can do a little giveaway even if it’s #500 to people around you.

In other Cline, “Celebrities” like you are giving back to their societies that made them, but here, you want the Govt to do everything.

Pls assist the govt too

— Onah Chijioke (@CJodogwu) March 30, 2020

But trillions are being shared in Aso Rock day -in- day – out . The sooner the youths like you wake up from their sleep the better for the so called Nigeria(the zoo)

— Uchenna Emma Nnagbo (@NnagboEmma) March 29, 2020