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Nigerian social media users have continued to mock their President after he called Coronavirus (COVID-19), COVIK One-Nine during speech.

President Buhari addressed Nigerians March 22 about how his government is curbing coronavirus pandemic also known as COVID-19.

“We are working with the Federal Ministry of Health on protecting our citizens from #COVIK One-Nine”, Buhari said. “As a government, this is now a key priority for us”, he added.

“I therefore enjoin you to ensure that adequate medical provisions and other welfare requirements are afforded,” the president said before the clip abruptly ended.

The highlight of the short clip was when the President failed to pronounce covid-19 properly by calling it ‘COVIK 1-9’.

Watch the clip below

Meanwhile, Nigeria’s president is not alone in mispronouncing coronavirus. Prior to the president’s address, Nigerians mocked one of their senators who couldn’t pronounce coronavirus properly.

Watch the video below

See some reactions from Nigerians after their president mispronounced COVID-19:

When I said @MBuhari might not be aware of COVID-19, some thought I was joking. Hear him now. He read out 23 seconds on it from a script calling it “COVIK ONE NINE VIRUS”. And his Personal Assistant is SO excited that his boss has murmured three sentences on COVID.#Buhari pic.twitter.com/SfvpdIuQz7 — Ahmad??? (@Ahmadgeologist1) March 22, 2020

I told my family and friends on Facebook that Buhari can not cope with that office. A man that can't pronounce Covid-19 properly is not fit to be president.@FemAdesina @GarShehu @ShehuSani @ShehuZubair https://t.co/bnE5YUOIDt — Dokun Ojomo (@DokunOjomo) March 22, 2020

We were all waiting for #buhari to deliver just one speech right… #COVID19 = covik 1.9

And he didn't disappoint… for a country of over 200million look at the man we chose to entrust our lives on. God how did Nigeria get here pic.twitter.com/dClNkt6JRC — Matthew Tegha (@matthewtegha) March 22, 2020

Buhari should have put Nigeria on lockdown 2 weeks ago but he did nothing. He isn’t even aware there’s such thing called Covikk one nine virus. Now Nigeria may have to grapple with an epidemic far worse than what Italy is going through.

Pray for Nigeria ?? ??

#COVID19 #atiku — PrayForTheWorld ? (@Dkpro8) March 22, 2020

President Buhari finally speaks on the Covid19 endemic and it was utterly disappointing. — Toluwatope ?? (@Mart_bay) March 23, 2020