A social media post by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) celebrating a Nigerian man who adorns corporate attire to hawk bottled water in Lagos has attracted criticisms among Twitter users.

EFCC had taken to its verified Twitter page on Monday to celebrate Michael Iloduba as its pick of the week for its ‘young and legit’.

The antigraft agency through its #YoungandLegit celebrates young Nigerians who are engaged in legitimate businesses to encourage others to shun fraudulent acts. It had celebrated several young Nigerians in the past.

Michael Iloduba, the corporate water seller was its pick for this pick, to celebrate him EFCC posted his picture and captioned:

“Meet Michael Iloduba @AuthenticMiche3, the guy who dresses in corporate wears to sell bottle water called CORPORATE WATER. Not deterred by limitations around him, he is determined to make a difference.”

Well, many Nigerians on Twitter took exception to EFCC’s post, saying there is nothing to celebrate about what Michael does to earn a living.

Some argued that it is another way of celebrating, suggesting that in saner climes, the young man would be offered a good job to quit hawking.

@azpeters tweeted:

Even if I appreciate his determined spirit, this is a show of “Glorified Multi dimensional poverty”.
Does he have responsibilities?
Can he employ?
What happens if he’s sick?
What happens during raining season?
If he’s your brother, will you accept this?
Why no support him!!!

— Opia Azuka (@azpeters) 16 December 2019

Ikeoluwa Sanusi wrote:

Reading this make me mentally disturbed,so many things are wrong with this tweet,Nigeria youth are in mess,forget corporate whatever this guy need help,what is corporate in carrying water on the head selling on the street this 21century 2019 for God sake ? Oh no

— IkeoluwaSanusi (@Ikwiseprodigy) 16 December 2019

@creme_pearlie tweeted:

Pointless tweet..celebrating poverty..This young man needs a job..You don’t expect pple to study for years and end up hawking water.

— Adanma (@creme_pearlie) 16 December 2019

@Olasindesegunj1 asked:

What is EFCC doing to support this creative guy who distinguished himself not to be a yahoo yahoo?

— Ipeebornbreed (@olasindesegunj1) 16 December 2019

Ikechukwu Uche wrote:

Are we moving forward or backwards. I won’t be shocked if this guy is a graduate. So EFCC actually wants the youths to start our life like this after spending millions for tertiary education. Can this actually pay all my bills and support my family.

— Ikechukwu Uche (@Revolutioneagle) 16 December 2019

God no go allow me and my friend hawk water… No after all the hard work from my parents and also my years in school and service (NYSC)… If I hawk and u publish me thunder will fire you pipo

— TROUBLE MAKER!!??…??? (@No4troublemaker) 16 December 2019

Under effc tweet una no get joy ??

— Akortainment ? (@akortainment) 16 December 2019

So na this kind life una want make boys live, na this kind work we go use feed mama and papa, marry feed our wives and children, @officialEFCC must be mad

— AKUKWESIRI ❤❤ (@JosephFabulous3) 16 December 2019

I have worked at a factor, I’ve been a conductor on a molue. I bet you don’t know what a molue is.But bro I don’t wish it on my enemy.Pure water & bottles water wil never make u rich. It’s a big lie. It cld be a phase in life but you can not be rich selling water. You go sell it

— Jubal Theophilus (@AnyaTheophilus) 16 December 2019

I said it DT EFCC controlled by Northerners wants to reduce Southern youths to wheel barrow pushers nd shoe shiners level of Northern youths. FBI can’t interfere with citizens private lives until there’s a report of victimisation . EFCC is lawlessness and primitive. Resist it

— jungleman (@junglem31520302) 16 December 2019

He’s not making any difference, he has solved no problem or anything, he’s only rebranding poverty. If any Nigeria youth wear suit to wash car in a car wash tomorrow, he’s making a difference too?

— bold_man (@leereports) 16 December 2019

After long nights of depressing study in the university and getting his degree coupled with the strenuous Service year he was forced by the bad system and bad governance into such a trade. truly, now your suffering continues……

— U C H E N N A ?❤️ (@WalkerSavvy8) 16 December 2019

So no other example of a youth that is earning legit money aside from this ? If not for a failed society ,should this guy be going through this under the scotching hot sun ??? Na wa o !

— Beejay Baba (@beejaybobo) 16 December 2019

No wonder you been picking up young any young man you can find out there looking good and doing well.this is what you expect them to be doing selling cold drinks in the market May your kids also sell the same thing in the market By gods willing

— KingOFsParta (@o_parta) 16 December 2019