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You're clowns, Shettima snaps at people rejoicing over the depreciation of the naira on Twitter

The Vice President claimed that some Nigerians opted to celebrate the depreciation of the naira rather than unite as a country and save the collapsing economy.Vice President of Nigeria Kashim Shettima has taken aim at certain Nigerians who are reveling in the naira's decline in value relative to the US dollar.Shettima was disappointed in this group of people, calling them "clowns," but she was also perplexed as to why they seemed happy that the country's economy was collapsing.He said this while speaking at a function in Abuja on Wednesday, January 31, 2023. In the video which was shared by Symfoni, the Vice President said, ‘” It is not only disheartening and disenchanting but also heartbreaking that yesterday when the Naira culminated to N1,500 to the dollar, instead of us to coagulate into a single force and salvage our nation economy, sadly, some clowns are celebrating on Twitter of an impending implosion of the Nigerian economy.”