For Lagos, tori don scatter as 25-year-old social media influencer Mandy Ayomiposi Oluwadahunsi Adefolarin, wey pipo sabi as Mandy Kiss di Olosho Presido, don land LASKADA ambassador position.
LASKADA na Lagos State Kicks Against Drug Abuse campaign, and pipo no dey happy at all as dem dey question how person wey dem sabi sau e dey use drugs fit carry this kain responsibility.
Mandy Kiss: Person to Front Anti-Drug Campaign?
Mandy Kiss sharp-sharp blow up as popular influencer with millions wey dey follow am for social media because of her kain of lifestyle and how she dey carry dey talk about entertainment and latest juice.
But her name no clean at all for drug mata.
E get as many Naija dey talk say she dey openly use hard drugs, dey smoke, and her life style dey controversial!
So how person like this fit become ambassador for anti-drug campaign?
Na dis question dey make Naija eyes dey open well well.
E even look like say LASKADA leaders no really check well before them pick Mandy.
To many pipo , na serious contradiction be dis.
We Never Expect This: How Them Take Choose Mandy Kiss?
For campaign wey dey fight drug abuse, to put ambassador wey everybody sabi as Olosho Presido and na she be di drug person, na like to throw spanner for work.
Lagos pipo dey shout, “Na so dem wan lustre drug culture instead of to condemn am?”
Pipo dey wonder if na promotion or political wahala dey behind this mata.
Pipo dey yan say this kain appointment fit spoil di reputation of LASKADA.
Trust for government campaign no strong again, and to pick person wey pipo dey talk say drug dey follow am go make young pipo lose belief.
E fit even discourage pipo wey really dey try stop drug use.
Hidden Plan? Na Only Publicity Wahala?
Social media don full with hot gist about why dem appoint Mandy Kiss di Olosho Presido.
Some believe say na publicity stunt LASKADA want do so their campaign go trend.
Others believe say money or sponsorships dey involved behind curtain.
Na wah for di kain gist as many Naija dey suspect secret deals and political handwork behind dis appointment.
Pipo dey ask, “How government go take do this kain thing wey nobody go believe?”
Pipo dey swear different swear thunder oo, Oogun, etc for LASKADA because dem no expect this from government.
One funny tweet talk say, “How una go fit fight drug when na person wey dey smoke dem carry microphone put?
Na insult be dat for Lagos youth and leaders.”
Another tweet waka joke say, “Na next dem go put smoker lead anti-smoking campaign.”
Youth Confused: Role Models or Bad Example?
Many youths dey look up to influencers like Mandy Kiss.
So her involvement for campaign fit confuse youth, make dem no sabi wetin suppose fear or follow.
Addiction counselor for Lagos warn say this appointment fit make youth begin normalise drug use instead of to discourage am.
“How person go preach against drug when di campaign face dey live di opposite style?”
Make Government Talk True: Transparency Needed
Nigerians dey shout make LASKADA and Lagos government open mouth explain how dem take pick Mandy.
Pipo want know criteria and reason behind this kind ambassador appointment because public trust dey shake.
Dem dey ask for independent review to make sure say future appointment no go end for shame like dis one.
Transparency and honesty na di only way to bring back trust.
LASKADA Dey Face Serious Test Now
As government body, LASKADA get heavy responsibility to protect youth and fight drug wahala.
But this appointment don make serious question marks dey about their future work.
Dem suppose decide now if dem wan stand gidigba for Mandy or find person wey no get bad name to carry di campaign.
