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With #GEJWhileYouWereAway, Nigerians offer sarcastic updates to former president

Twitter users dish out complaints over President Buhari’s tenure.

Nigerians were eager to brief former President Goodluck Jonathan on the state of the country after reports emerged about his return from a vacation abroad. Tweeting with #GEJWhileYouWereAway, Nigerians discussed changes in the country since President Muhammadu Buhari took office. 

The hashtag, an outlet for many Nigerians cynical of the new president, has been used more than 20,000 times.