VIDEO: Galloway Brands Tinubu “Crook and Forger” as Caller Defends Him Live on Air
A clip from British talk-show host George Galloway’s Mother of All Talk Shows (MOATS) has gone viral across Nigerian social media, capturing the veteran broadcaster telling a caller defending President Bola Tinubu: “Your president is a crook and a forger; I have no regard for him.”
The exchange, shared widely on X with captions framing it as an “international disgrace,” shows a caller identified as Simi from Gosport attempting to promote or defend the Nigerian leader.
Galloway, speaking from his studio against a London skyline backdrop, pushes back sharply, rejecting the defence and restating his long-held criticisms.
Galloway, a former British MP and consistent critic of Tinubu since 2023, has previously described the president in similar terms—calling him a “bagman for the mafia and drug dealers,” questioning the circumstances of his 2023 election victory, and highlighting discrepancies in academic records.
In earlier appearances he insisted his opposition was not ethnic or religious but based on character and process.
The latest circulating clip has reignited those themes.
Online reactions in Nigeria have been swift and divided. Supporters of the administration and some Yoruba voices expressed embarrassment that a fellow countryman appeared on an international platform only to face such a public rebuke.
Others welcomed Galloway’s candour, seeing it as external validation of domestic concerns about leadership integrity.
Comments ranged from tribal framing to broader frustration with how Nigeria is perceived abroad.
The forgery reference points to long-standing controversies surrounding Tinubu’s educational credentials, particularly documents linked to Chicago State University.
Opposition figures, including former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, have repeatedly raised these issues in court and public statements.
Nigerian courts have treated many of the challenges as pre-election matters, allowing Tinubu to remain in office.
Critics argue the questions of identity, age, and academic history have never been fully resolved to public satisfaction; the president’s defenders dismiss them as recycled political attacks.
Galloway’s show has a track record of hosting critical voices on Nigerian politics, including investigative journalist David Hundeyin.
The host’s style is confrontational and unfiltered—hallmarks that attract both loyal listeners and detractors.
For many Nigerians watching the clip, the moment crystallises a deeper anxiety: that allegations once confined to local debate now travel easily onto international platforms, shaping how the country and its leadership are discussed beyond its borders.
Whether the viral exchange changes anything in Abuja is doubtful.
What it does illustrate is the persistent gap between official narratives of progress and the sceptical, sometimes scathing, assessments offered by external observers.
In an era when every live call can be clipped, shared, and amplified within hours, the image of a Nigerian caller being told his president is a “crook and a forger” on air has become the latest flashpoint in an already polarised conversation about leadership, legitimacy, and national reputation.
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