Making his face into a mini-frown, tainted with a dash of mockery, he said: “You’re telling me Nigerians are flying past Italy to get British pizza? While you’re at it, why not fly past Amsterdam to get weed in Romania? Like what are you doing? This is so extra.
Audu
Ogbeh, Nigeria’s Minister of Agriculture, has brought the country
‘international recognition’, after a comment he made during his
presentation before the Senate lamenting the rate of importation in the
country.While addressing the Senate Committee on Agriculture on
March 27, 2019, Ogbeh said: “Do you know, Sir, that there are Nigerians
who use their cell phones to import pizza from London; they buy in
London and bring it on British Airways in the morning to pick up at the
airport. It is a very annoying situation.”Ogbeh’s statement
generated a slight buzz on the floor of the Senate. However, reactions
have extended far beyond the shores of the country, as Trevor Noah,
South African comedian and host of ‘The Daily Show’, has taken up the
matter as a point of reference.Making Ogbeh’s comment the butt
of his jokes on his show in the edition published on social media on
Thursday, Noah ridiculed the idea of flying across countries to get
“British pizza”.Making his face into a mini-frown, tainted with a
dash of mockery, he said: “You’re telling me Nigerians are flying past
Italy to get British pizza? While you’re at it, why not fly past
Amsterdam to get weed in Romania? Like what are you doing? This is so
extra.“So, the story is rich Nigerians send people to Britain
to buy them pizza, which is such a waste of money and time. And also, I
can’t imagine what the plots in porn movies in Nigeria are like.”
Audu Ogheh Mocked On American TV Show Over ‘Pizza From Britain’ Comment
Mimicking
a female porn artiste’s voice, Trevor said: “Oh no, it seems like I
don’t have any money for this pizza. How will I pay?”
And
switching to a male voice, he continued: “You don’t have money? I just
took a $4,000 flight to pick up this, lady. I’m going to need you to put
on some clothes and get some cash, eh. Boobs don’t pay for pepperoni.
Get some money, get some money.”
The video has already generated thousands of reactions in comments across various social media handles.
In
his comment on Facebook, Chris Choho wrote: “This isn’t true. We have
Domino’s in Nigeria. The politician who made that comment is a nut
head.”
However, other Nigerians have countered Chocho’s claim,
stating that there are people who indeed order pizza from Britain to
Nigeria.
DeDoyin Yilu wrote: “Chris Chocho true. That guy is the
minister of agriculture. Children of politicians are those involved in
such act. He knows what he is saying.”
Source:- Saharareporters
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