BREAKING NEWS: Outrage as Schoolchildren Drenched in Tinubu’s ‘Sympathy’ Parade

A solemn presidential visit to mourn 300 lives lost in Benue’s herdsmen attacks backfired when videos showed schoolchildren forced to stand in heavy rain for a politicised welcome rally, triggering national outrage over leadership priorities……READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT HERE

Tinubu’s condolence trip to Benue turned into a campaign-style parade with children mobilised despite a public holiday (Daily Post).
Leaked govt memo ordered “massive mobilisation” for the event, complete with Tinubu 2027 placards (Govt aide’s letter).
Parents and netizens slammed the spectacle as exploitative, asking: “Why use kids as political props during mourning?” (Social media reactions).

The optics couldn’t be worse. As Benue grieves, whole villages wiped out, leaders staged a victory lap—using drenched children as human billboards. It exposes a brutal truth: in Nigeria’s politics, even tragedy gets repackaged as PR. The real question isn’t why it rained, but why empathy always seems to stop where ambition begins. Will this incident finally force a reckoning on how leaders “perform” sympathy, or just vanish until the next photo op?..…READ ORIGINAL & FULL CONTENT HERE