Nigerian indigenous singer and performer, Brymo has tendered a heartfelt apology concerning his anti-Igbo comments. A couple of days ago, Olawale AShimi, also known as Brymo tweeted derogatory comments about the Igbos. His comment was, of course, not taken lightly. In reaction to his comment, a petition was launched. The petition, has, however, been signed by over 6,000 Nigerians.
The singer has now made a turn about his anti-Igbo remark. He expressed that the word it referred to that movement and not the whole tribe itself. In his words:
I didn`t insult the tribe (Igbos), I will not do that. I apologize to any one who is saddened by such tweet. I was trying to weigh in on very important matters
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Controversial Tweet: BrymO tells his side of the story. pic.twitter.com/DLThULojdt
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Petition Preventing Singer`s AFRIMA Win Signed Over Anti Igbo Comments
Over 6,000 Nigerians have signed a petition to nullify Singer, Olawale Ashimi`s win at AFRIMA as a result of his many anti-Igbo remarks. The petition was launched by a Nigerian, who has been identified as Charles Ogundele. Charles urged many Nigerians to sign the petition in a bid to teach Brymo a lesson. It is no longer news that Brymo makes several derogatory remarks about the Igbo via his social media platforms, especially Twitter.
In his most recent post, the singer opined that the Igbo do not deserve to have a claim to the presidency. His comment clearly upset thousands of Nigerians as it has been revealed that over 6,000 have signed the petition.
Ogundele wrote, “Brymo recently put up a series of hateful messages on Twitter toward the Igbo tribe of Nigeria, going as far as retweeting a tweet that said that all Igbos are senseless.”
He added, “In one of his tweets, he wrote “f*ck omo Igbo,” which translates to “f*ck the Igbo people.” “His actions are ones that spark disunity and hatred in a multicultural nation like Nigeria.”
Preventing him from winning the All Africa Music Award would send a strong message to him and people like him that he can`t get away with such blatant ethnic bigotry
