Nigerian recording artiste, Brymo has expressed his support for the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist for the umpteenth time campaigned for the APC presidential candidate via his Twitter platform on Thursday. While endorsing Tinubu to emerge as the next president of Nigeria, he made opined why Labour Party’s Peter Obi should not win the election, much to the dismay of social media users.
The singer stated that Igbo presidency will remain a pipe dream as long as there are talks about Biafra in the South East.
He wrote, “Well.. no other tribe seems to have a new country yet… as long as their talks by prominent people from Igboland about Biafra an Igbo presidency will be a pipe dream.”
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He continued;
“Don’t respect my intelligence nor choices, you are trying to not accept resolve, argue more then… pls …. It is not prudent to elect him yet.
“He may have to vividly organise his home-front to lead rest of us, an Igbo VP first maybe to test the waters with the region is safer.”
Read his tweet below.
Don’t respect my intelligence nor choices… you are trying to not accept resolve… argue more then… pls …. It is not prudent to elect him yet, he may have to vividly organise his home-front to lead rest of us… an Igbo VP first maybe to test the waters with the region is safer! https://t.co/Uyk1AzVX5x
— Ọláwálé Ọlọ́fọ̀ọrọ̀ (@BrymOlawale) December 31, 2022
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This claim angered Twitter users who shamed him for making offensive remarks not just against Peter Obi but also about Igbo people.
Below is a cross-section of comments from social media users.
Brymo utterly irrational tweet against the Igbos is heartbreaking and more than xenophobia; those close to him should keep an eye on him.
A healthy mind would not hold such an opinion. I expected him to be a wise man because he makes good music but he’s far from wise
— Adenekan Mayowa (@Mayorspeaks) January 5, 2023
Brymo denigrated Igbos, and your friend (a non-Igbo) liked and retweeted, and you (an Igbo) are still sharing a table with your friend.
If you don't know, your friend will show people where you're hiding if extremists are killing Igbos.
It doesn't end on Twitter.
— Emmanuel Echeta (@PenTitan) January 5, 2023
https://twitter.com/T_akinpade/status/1610823455842381825?s=20&t=sLOhF92_RIFzK4_E10r-4g
https://twitter.com/VictorIsrael_/status/1610912836041035776?s=20&t=sLOhF92_RIFzK4_E10r-4g
https://twitter.com/VictorIsrael_/status/1610908891222523906?s=20&t=sLOhF92_RIFzK4_E10r-4g
https://twitter.com/GeorgeAnyiam/status/1610907535644725249?s=20&t=sLOhF92_RIFzK4_E10r-4g
With tribal bigots like Brymo, Nigeria can never be one. It’s such a shame. What offence did the Igbos ever commit to warrant this level of hate? https://t.co/wFrTEfoft8
— Slimfit ® (@iSlimfit) January 5, 2023
That Brymo guy will live to regret his utterances (especially those against the Igbos, who have done diametrically nothing wrong to him) on Twitter. I’m not sure how much money Tinubu paid him, but I do know that, after 25th of Feb., 2023, whatever the outcome of the election…
— Aku-N’esi-Obi-Ike (I) (@OrjiOkosis) January 5, 2023
TF does Brymo mean by let’s test an Igbo VP first? What kind of ridiculous talk is that?
— Ovie (@OvieO) January 4, 2023
Should I worry over Brymo's hate?Hell no!D hatred 4 d Igbos didn't start 2day,we know it,we feel it,our fathers experienced it,we are experiencing it but Trust me,our children will only hear about it as history. An IGBO MAN IS UR 2023 PRESIDENT!A new Nigeria without hate is born
— Revolutionary Youth! (@torty_mercy) January 5, 2023
Brymo is attacking the Igbos with his tweets and you are bothered.
Somebody that portable has a bigger name than, even after stripping naked to sell album and it flopped.
Unto the next one. pic.twitter.com/A79J4R7G1x
— Saint Anosike (@SaintAnosike) January 5, 2023
https://twitter.com/UkUsedBoy/status/1610926153996410880?s=20&t=sLOhF92_RIFzK4_E10r-4g
Igbos should use Vice President to test waters – Brymo
I am the stepping stone to Igbo presidency –
Atiku Abubakar
Igbos are Anarchist – Brymo
I would rather have a sick president than igbo president – BrymoWhy always Igbos ??
— Chief Ikukuoma (@IkukuomaC) January 4, 2023
Igbos should use Vice President to test waters – Brymo
I am the stepping stone to Igbo presidency –
Atiku Abubakar
Igbos are Anarchist – Brymo
I would rather have a sick president than igbo president – BrymoWhy always Igbos ??
— Chief Ikukuoma (@IkukuomaC) January 4, 2023
“I’d rather have a sick President than an Igbo President”
…Brymo. 2023
— Mr. Czar (@Mrczarr) January 5, 2023
If you give people enough time, they'd reveal the state of their hearts. Just let them keep talking.
Imagine denigrating an entire tribe-
– "maybe an Igbo VP to test the waters".Brymo may have a right to support Tinubu, but this flagrant ethnocentrism is unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/ksb77DpjLS
— Oyemaja (@OlamideOyemaja) January 5, 2023
Brymo is to South West what Chimamanda Adichie is to the east. Chimamanda Adichie has spent all her lives degrading anything that is not Igbo. Goes all out to support an Igbo candidate and revels in igbo supremacy. But put Brymo's head on a spike for supporting Bola Tinubu.
— ASIWAJU (@The_socialistt) January 5, 2023
