2023 Elections: “So You’re From Ekiti State?” Man Sends Wife Packing and Other Funny Videos That Went Viral

• In the build-up to, during and after the electioneering period, Nigerians made content deliberately or unintentionally that left netizens in stitches
• One of the funny contents that went viral was a video of a man jocularly sending his wife packing because she hails from Ekiti state
• This came as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu was announced the winner of the presidential election

One remarkable thing about Nigerians is their ability to make light of even the most challenging situations.

So, making funny content around the presidential elections was like A, B and C to the media-savvy social citizenry.

Some of these clips were probably not made for comic relief but turned out to be so.

1. Boy attentively watches TV to monitor election results

A TikTok clip of a boy attentively observing the collation and counting of the 2023 presidential election results on television went viral on the net and sent netizens into a frenzy.

The lad’s eyes were focused on the television, which was tuned to Arise TV, where announcements about the presidential election were beamed live.

At some point in the clip, the boy left the chair and positioned himself on the floor, not losing sight of the TV. Some people passed funny remarks about the boy’s actions.

2. Nigerian man jocularly sends his wife, who hails from Ekiti, packing

After the INEC collation officer announced that Tinubu won the presidential election in Ekiti state, a man jocularly woke up his wife and sent her packing.

The man accused his wife of being a part of the PDP and APC folks who voted for Bola Tinubu.

He went on to fetch her bag and handed it to her at the doorway. The funny clip went viral on TikTok and left people in stitches.

3. Small-sized movie maker tries to touch Peter Obi’s face

Famous actress Ebube Obi met with Labour Party’s presidential candidate Peter Obi, and netizens had a lot to say about a clip that captured their meeting.

In the video, the small-sized actress, excited to meet Obi, reached up to touch his face.

Ebube tried to touch Peter Obi’s face. Photo Credit: @excellentvotage Source: Instagram

Sensing her move, Obi bent a bit to make it easy for her to reach him. Some netizens humorously wondered if she wanted to kiss Peter Obi.