A member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State, Alhaji Yusuf Gagdi, has presented a new Sport Utility Vehicle to his daughter Aisha on her graduation from secondary school.
Aisha, who finished from Lead British International School Abuja, was said to have excelled in her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, and to mark the achievement her father surprised her with the luxury vehicle.
While sharing pictures from the graduation ceremony on Instagram on Saturday, Gagdi wrote, “Today, I attended my amazing daughter’s graduation ceremony. Watching you, my dear daughter, walk across that stage fills my heart with immense pride and love.
“I celebrate your achievements and the strength you’ve shown. Here’s to a future filled with endless possibilities and happiness.
Congratulations, my shining star!”
The lawmaker’s gesture has generated mixed reactions on social media, with some praising his generosity and others criticising the extravagant gift amidst Nigeria’s economic challenges.
One Yusuf tweeting as #kubcy17 on X.com wrote, “Absolute nonsense and rubbish in this trying time. Hon. Yusuf Gagdi doesn’t have a single respect for the people of his constituency.”
Haidar, tweeting as #AliyumuazuIbra2, wrote, “It’s not surprising to see that a car, which even university graduates and professors dream of owning, is given as a gift to a secondary school graduate.
“If she completes university, she might receive a private jet or a personal yacht as a gift.”
Some others, however, stood on the side of the lawmaker.
#Uthmann__ wrote on X.com, “Hon. Gagdi only displayed the car he gifted to his daughter after graduation from secondary school.
“People celebrate their children according to their pockets. This is nothing new in Abuja. And this is even a gift from dad to his daughter”.