Nigerian comedian Nosa Afolabi, nicknamed Lasisi Elenu, has sent a voice message to former President Muhammadu Buhari via Instagram direct message.

As cries of economic suffering continue to dominate Nigerian social media, people have responded with the issues in various ways, with comedian Lasisi going one step further by reaching out to Buhari.

On his Instagram page, the comedian uploaded the voice note he sent to Buhari’s Instagram DM. Lasisi fell down in tears as he expressed his feelings to the former president.

“Boss good evening sir, how is work and the family? I am not sending you this message on behalf of anyone, I think I owe it to myself and my family and to be honest, I never thought I would be here doing this at this time. First I don’t even know how to go about this, I feel like I’m trying my best to be respectful. I miss you, I miss you. God abeg! I miss you sir.”