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Twitter Users React As Snakes Send George Weah Out Of Office
A storm of reactions by Twitter users has greeted the news that two snakes were found in the office of Liberian President, George Weah, which forced him to work from his private residence.
Naija News had reported earlier that the President’s Press Secretary, Smith Toby told the BBC that on Wednesday two black snakes were found in the foreign affairs ministry building, site of the official office.
the President’s Press Secretary said all staff have been told to stay away until 22 April.
“It’s just to make sure that crawling and creeping things get fumigated from the building,” Mr Toby said.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs hosts the office of the president, so it did an internal memo asking the staff to stay home while they do the fumigation,” he said.
“The snakes were never killed,” Mr Toby said, “There was a little hole somewhere [through which] they made their way back.”
It was learned that Police and presidential security were seen guarding Weah’s residence in the capital, Monrovia. A fleet of vehicles including escorts jeeps were parked outside.
Toby said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs started to fumigate on Friday.
“That building’s been there for years now, and [because of] the drainage system, the possibility of having things like snakes crawling in that building was high,” he said.
Moments after the news broke, Twitter users took to the micro-blogging site to air their opinions on the matter.
Naija News captured some of the reactions below…
In 2017 Nigeria President Buhari had to abandon his office for sometime after a rat infestation. Now snakes have chased Liberia President George Weah out of his office. Do you smell a fish? #SnakesAndLaddershttps://t.co/fEDO0I6iFs
— Charles Onyango-Obbo (@cobbo3) April 19, 2019
George Weah has a very good excuse for working from home this week https://t.co/wSt2D20TOi
— Joseph Winter (@JosephWinter) April 19, 2019
Africa is a country. Rats for one, snakes for the other. What will it be next? Hamsters? Pigeons?
BBC News – Snakes force Liberian President George Weah out of office https://t.co/33mEBWHTq2
— Chioma Agwuegbo (@ChiomaChuka) April 19, 2019
@Ibr925fm. When I saw the George Weah story, I shook My Head for Mother Africa. No wonder we are far behind.. When Snakes and rats now becomes Overlords in our highest seats, we common masses should kuku expect our houses to turn to Zoo on day #riseandshine
— Folarin Gerard (@FolarinGerard) April 20, 2019
Snake stole 36million naira in Nigeria
Snake chased Liberian President George Weah away from office
Africans👇👇👇 pic.twitter.com/YHFSRfYw7b
— pauxy (@pauxy38) April 19, 2019
Wait what!
Snakes chased President George Weah from office.
I'm sorry for laughing at Buhari when rats chased him out.
— Mo-Mo💙 (@Morris_Monye) April 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/arc_tobi/status/1119308004908773376
President George Weah of Liberia has been deposed from his office by snakes 🐍 🐍. Witchcraft is real!!!!! pic.twitter.com/TdFra1PepP
— F. M. T. T ëlär🇸🇸 (@FMTTelarFMTT) April 19, 2019
https://twitter.com/Pr_emark/status/1119260603359670272
Snakes force Liberian President George Weah out of office….. Malimwengu hayo…
— Evans Makori Eng'era Ya Inani (@evansmakori921) April 19, 2019
Certainly one way to nullify government policy – Snakes force Liberian President George Weah from office https://t.co/0eqbagUCxS
— Parv Ramchurn (@parvwriter) April 19, 2019
