When did trekking to office become a president’s achievement, Lauretta Onochie questions Tinubu’s “embattled” tax man
*As ADC chieftain mocks praise for president’s walking routine
By KEMI KASUMU
“Join me to congratulate Mr. President,” Onochie wrote, adding that Nigerians had been informed that Tinubu walks about 100 metres from his residence to his office because he does not like convoys.
Former presidential aide and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Lauretta Onochie, has sarcastically congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu after reports that the President walks about 100 metres from his residence to his office within the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Onochie, in a post shared on her verified social media platform on Monday August 10, 2026, reacted to comments attributed to Zacch Adedeji, Chairman of the Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS), who reportedly said that Tinubu prefers walking from his residence to his office rather than using a motorcade.
She questioned why the President’s short walk within the Villa was being presented as an achievement.
“Join me to congratulate Mr. President,” Onochie wrote, adding that Nigerians had been informed that Tinubu walks about 100 metres from his residence to his office because he does not like convoys.
Using heavy sarcasm, she described the journey as though it were an arduous expedition, saying Nigerians understood “how hard it is to climb the mountains,” “swim through the sea” and “walk through the valleys” to get to the President’s office.
Onochie further questioned those celebrating the President’s walking routine, asking, “Who are these people? Which part of hell are they from?”
She also criticised what she described as the tendency to portray routine activities as achievements, stating: “Trekking to work is now an achievement.”
The aide to former former President Muhammadu Buhari ended the post with the phrase “God bless Nigeria.”
Her comments appeared intended as a satirical response to the reported Tinubu’s preference for walking within the Presidential Villa, rather than a literal criticism of the President’s physical movement.
The statement has since drawn attention on social media, with reactions focusing on both the President’s reported decision to avoid using a convoy for the short distance and Onochie’s criticism of how the information was presented.
