From Joy to Jeers: How Dorathy Osaronu’s Support for APC Turned Followers Against Her

From Joy to Jeers: How Dorathy Osaronu’s Support for APC Turned Followers Against Her.

For anyone who had followed Dorathy Osaronu online, there was always one word that came to mind: happy.

She wasn’t a complicated influencer or someone trying hard to be famous. She simply shared her daily life. She cooked. She laughed. She moved around her home and neighborhood doing ordinary things. And somehow, that was enough. People loved her for it.

Her comment section was once a warm place. Followers left kind words, jokes, and encouragement. Many didn’t care about her background or her challenges. They just enjoyed watching someone who seemed real. Someone who didn’t pretend to be perfect.

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That version of Dorathy’s online world has disappeared.

A Turn That Changed Everything

The shift happened when Dorathy decided to openly support President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC). For many of her followers, that was a breaking point.

Across Nigeria, feelings toward the APC have grown increasingly bitter. Many citizens link the party to rising prices, job shortages, and a sense that the country is moving backward rather than forward. Insecurity in several regions has only added to the frustration. People are tired. They feel unheard. And when someone they loved and trusted suddenly backs the very leadership they blame for their struggles, it stings.

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Dorathy didn’t just quietly vote one way and move on. She stood on what she called “Tinubu’s mandate.” She spoke about it in ways that made her followers feel she had chosen a side—not just politically, but against them.

Over the past several days, Dorathy’s comment section has become something else entirely. The love and laughter are gone. In their place are harsh words, accusations, and outright mockery.

Followers who once cheered her on now ask how she can support a government they believe is making life harder for ordinary Nigerians. Others simply leave laughing emojis, not because they find her funny anymore, but because they are openly ridiculing her.

One commenter wrote, “You used to be different. Now you’re just another person who forgot where we are.”

Another said, “We loved you for real. But you don’t love us back.”

The tone is unmistakable. What was once Dorathy’s resting place—a corner of the internet where she felt safe and appreciated—has become a space she now seems afraid to visit.

“I Don’t Care” – But Does She?

Dorathy has since responded in her own way. She said publicly that she does not care about what people think. She tried to brush off the backlash as noise.

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But those who have followed her for a long time aren’t buying it. Considering her personal situation, many believe the attacks are getting to her, even if she won’t admit it. No one enjoys waking up to a wall of mockery. And for someone who once found so much joy in her online community, the change has to hurt.

She may keep posting. She may keep smiling in her videos. But the comment section tells a different story.

Why Nigerians Are So Upset

To understand the anger, you have to look beyond Dorathy herself. She has become a symbol of something bigger.

Many Nigerians feel the APC has brought the country to a difficult place. Prices of food and fuel keep climbing. Families are cutting back on meals. Businesses are struggling to stay open. In some regions, people cannot travel freely because of security problems.

And now, there is growing worry that the APC is pushing Nigeria toward a one-party system. Critics say opposition voices are being silenced or pushed aside. For a country that fought for democracy, that idea frightens a lot of people.

So when someone like Dorathy—someone ordinary people loved—chooses to back the very party they hold responsible, it feels like a betrayal. It’s not just politics. It’s personal.

Dorathy may try to win her followers back. She may ignore the comments and hope things cool down. Or she may double down on her position.

But for now, her story is a reminder of how quickly things can turn online. One post. One political stand. And a whole community can shift from love to anger in a matter of days.

Whether she deserves the mockery or not is for each person to decide. What’s clear is that Dorathy Osaronu’s comment section will never be what it once was. That peaceful, laughter-filled space is gone. And she may be the only one who truly misses it, just saying.