An X user simply identified as Nurse Ugbede has sparked mixed reactions on the microblogging platform after allegedly calling Lagos and its residents “smelly”.

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“This Lagos is a smelly city. People smell, the streets smell, and the gutters smells, the water smells, everything is smelly. I’m tired,” the tweet allegedly reads.

The post generated mixed reactions from Nigerians. While some users defended her right to express her opinion, others criticised her for being “disrespectful to the city and its residents”.

One user identified as Bayo slammed Ugbede over her comments, calling them “public ridicule”.

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The user also drew the attention of Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Lagos governor, to the remark.

“Dear Lagos government, you’re leaving the lives and economy of Lagos in the hands of people that hate their employers,” the user wrote.

“If @jidesanwoolu and @mudashiru_obasa will not start demanding respect from people that are taking jobs away from aboriginals, we will also not stop adding external LEGAL pressure until we get the desired respect.”

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Ugbede, who is believed to be working at the general hospital in Gbagada, also alleged that she has been facing “attacks” since Sunday.

However, another X user @Elkrosmediahub offered Ugbede a job abroad if she lost her current one due to the backlash.

“So one of my Oga asked me to reach out to you. Just in case anything happens to your job, and you are willing to work in another country, kindly notify,” the user wrote.

Several other users aired their opinions on the matter.

A user said: “Leave smelly Lagos to your sweet smelly state. Lagos will not even notice her absence.”

“Go get it girl! Don’t let anyone bully you! So long as you’re a taxpayer here in Lagos, your opinion counts like mad,” another user added.



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