Nigerians upset as Elisha Abbo clashes with Tinubu’s wife in Senate

When Senator Remi Tinubu mentioned to a senator seated beside her that Abbo’s misdemeanor could be as a result of his age, I just hissed. That was a manifestation of what the political establishment think of us, younger people – as youthfully exuberant. That was not necessary.

— Gimba Kakanda (@gimbakakanda) July 9, 2019

Senator Abbo is obviously a compulsively violent bully, but his infantilization by Remi Tinubu is intolerably insulting & unacceptable. Like Abbo, Remi was also 41 years old when she first became a senator in 2011. Did anyone denigrate her age in 2011? When did 41 become "young"?

— Farooq Kperogi (@farooqkperogi) July 10, 2019

IDC but if I was Elisha Abbo and Remi Tinubu came at me like that, I’d return it to her in the same measure.

The man is your colleague for petes sake.

— Mo’ (@MoSende_) July 10, 2019

Remi Tinubu is too proud and arrogant she's been doing this often in the Senate, only God knows how she is going to be behaving if her husband fortunately became the President and she later became first lady. https://t.co/TLHqisVxGe

— Wenger (@wenger1433) July 10, 2019

I’ve watched a longer video of the exchange between Remi Tinubu and Elisha Abbo. I get that Abbo is “underserving” of respect and has anger problem, but Senator Tinubu was unnecessarily condescending. At a point she sounded as though she’s addressing a school kid, not colleague.

— Gimba Kakanda (@gimbakakanda) July 9, 2019

Sen.Remi Tinubu in action. Shamelessly assaulting a colleague. How different is she from Sen.Elisha Ishaku Abbo? She is morally dirty to be a member of the c’ttee investigating the freshman senator from Adamawa. pic.twitter.com/Hb7WIxkEQr

— john danfulani (@john_danfulani) July 10, 2019