It is true that so much is expected from Nigerian celebrities, politicians and other popular people. However, this article is intended to show that they are indeed humans, just like every other person on the street.
No matter how comported these famous Nigerians have proven to be, a good number of them will just not mind letting down their guards when they found themselves in public. These ‘good number’ of popular Nigerians are the ones who will take the opportunity of being outside in public to eat, to buy or to do what they will naturally not be found doing.
While some these ‘daring’ popular personalities get lucky due to the fact that they did not get caught on camera, some were absolutely not so lucky, as every bit of their ‘unexpected’ public act got caught up on the camera. Well, it does not look like they care in any way.
See Naij.com’s list of 12 popular Nigerians who were caught doing the unusual:
1. Aisha Buhari
You can call it a publicity stunt for the campaign of her husband, General Muhammadu Buhari, but our First-Lady-to-be daring attitude got everyone’s attention when she was spotted helping a woman to fry akara (bean-cake) by the roadside in Abuja, about one month ago.
2. Rotimi Amaechi
Controversial Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi is the 5th and current governor of Rivers state, Nigeria, since 2007. He was re-elected for a second term on April 26, 2011, but will be leaving his post by the end of May 2015. The governor took a step into the unusual during one of his campaign journey for the just-concluded election. The famous politician was pictured plaiting a woman’s hair during his unique style of Door 2 Door campaign in Bonny Island.
3. Rochas Okorocha
Owelle Rochas Anayo Okorocha is a Nigerian politician from Imo state, Nigeria, who won the May 6, 2011, gubernatorial election. He ran on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance platform. Now the only All Progressives Congress’s governor in South East seeks re-election.
Okorocha was spotted on different occasions: trying to act a roasted corn seller and another, he was seen feeding a baby. The governor and the grandfather obviously has got love for babies!
4. Iyiola Omisore
Iyiola Omisore, alias Otunba, is a Nigerian politician who served as the deputy governor of Osun state from 1999–2003, and represented the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a member of the Nigerian Senate for Osun East from 2003–2009, when his election was annulled by an electoral appeal tribunal.
Omisore was spotted on different occasions trying to eat two roasted corns at the same time. The second time was when he tried eating a popcorn while the third memorable moment was when he was spotted on a motorbike popularly called ‘okada.
5. Nyesom Wike
Ezenwo Nyesom Wike is a Nigerian lawyer, politician and the governor-elect of Nigeria’s oil-rich Rivers state. He is from Rumuepirikom in Obio-Akpor, Rivers, Nigeria.
Wike is a member of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party. During one of his campaigns, he was spotted trying to buy garri… Was the future governor-elect planning to cook?
6. Babatunde Fashola
Babatunde Raji Fashola, who is the 13th governor of Lagos state, was caught eagerly awaiting his roasted plantain (Boli) during a political rally.
7. Adams Oshiomhole
Adams Oshiomhole, the governor of Edo state, also in a way has proven that plantain is the in-thing, as he stopped to buy plantain chips while passing by.
8. Ayodele Fayose
Ekiti state Governor, Ayo Fayose, was recently pictured eating at a Buka in Ajilosun in Ado-Ekiti, the state’s capital. No wonder they refer to him as the governor who is always at home with his people.
9. Dolapo Osinbajo
Dolapo Osinbajo, the wife of the vice president-elect, proves she has an undying love for Suya, as she was seen at a Suya joint with Aisha Buhari.
10.Actress Empress Njamah
Popular Nollywood actress and boutique owner Empress Njamah was spotted at a roadside vendors place, where she went to buy roasted yam, which, she says, is one of her favourites
11. Cynthia Morgan
This signer and dance hall queen defied all odds when she stopped to buy some cherry along the road.
12. Timaya
Plantain boy Timaya proves his love for the food. The star singer did the unusual by stopping to buy roasted plantain (Boli) by the roadside.