“Our Mumu Don Do Again”: Area Fada’s Open Letter to Tinubu Goes Viral After Trump’s Nigeria Tweet Sparks Global Outrage

In a powerful and emotional message now trending across Nigerian social media, activist and entertainer AreaFada1, best known for founding the “Our Mumu Don Do” youth movement, has penned a raw open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, calling for immediate national action amid worsening insecurity, hunger, and despair.

The post comes just days after former U.S. President Donald Trump’s November 1, 2025 tweet, in which he threatened potential U.S. military intervention following reports of Islamist attacks on Christians in Northern Nigeria, a message that thrust Nigeria’s crisis into the global spotlight. Area Fada’s letter, written in his signature blend of Pidgin and emotion, laments that “na until Trump use him microphone talk our pain before e get value?”—a biting commentary on decades of ignored protests and leadership silence.

The activist began his heartfelt appeal with humility, writing, “Dear Jagaban (Mr President), I don yab you, I don tire. If I ever insult you, please forgive me. I’m only a frustrated Nigerian who believe we can do way better than we are doing presently, because the youths of this country deserve a new Nigeria of their dreams.” He went on to describe a nation drowning in grief and neglect, painting vivid images of citizens “we don cry, we don beg tire… our voices don disappear inside government office like smoke.”

Citing 2025 UN data showing over 10,000 conflict-related deaths in Nigeria, Area Fada condemned the lack of urgency in government response, insisting that both North and South are suffering beyond religious or ethnic lines: “This no be Christian or Muslim matter. It’s about the greedy rich Nigerians and the poverty-stricken Nigerians. Nigeria dey bleed from every corner.”

He portrayed the tragedy as one that transcends politics, urging Tinubu to act not as a politician but as a leader who must value human life above public relations or reactive statements. “Leadership suppose protect life, no be only issue statement. Mr President, the thing don pass shame—it don turn tragedy. Water don pass garri. Nigeria don sawa.”

The post, accompanied by a haunting image of tear-streaked eyes symbolizing collective grief, struck a chord online, generating thousands of retweets and sparking fierce conversations about accountability, empathy, and leadership. Nigerians across X, Facebook, and Instagram flooded the comment sections, hailing the activist’s courage while expressing deep frustration at the country’s worsening state.

Area Fada’s tone combined repentance with renewed activism, as he ended his open letter with a powerful challenge to Tinubu: “Mr President, the time to act no be tomorrow, no be next week, na now. No be you be Jagaban?”

In a nation weary of promises, the viral post captures the pulse of a restless generation—one demanding not pity or slogans, but real leadership before Nigeria’s pain becomes irreversible.