Nigerian singer, Olawale Olofooro, better known as Brymo,
has again issued a public apology for his comments on the possibilities of the
South-East producing a Nigerian president.
The singer had come under fire after he said an Igbo
presidency would only be a “pipe dream” due to the agitation for Biafra from
prominent people in the region.
“As long as there (are) talks by prominent people from
Igboland about Biafra, an Igbo presidency will be a pipe dream,” Brymo tweeted.
Brymo, a supporter of the All Progressives Congress
presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, also urged southeasterners to test the
waters with the vice presidential slot before aiming for the presidency.
His comments had sparked negative reactions on social media,
with many tagging him a tribal bigot saying he is “Igbophobic.”
Brymo, however, issued an apology via his Instagram on
Friday night
Going live on the social media platform, he said the issue
started after he shared his opinion about author, Chimamanda Adichie, refusing
national honours but accepting a chieftaincy title in her hometown, Abba,
Anambra State.
Apologising, he said, “I did not insult the tribe, I am
sorry to anyone who it sounded as such to. I was trying to weigh into a very
important matter.”
However, in the early hours of Monday, he tweeted another
apology saying, “Forgive my assertions that came across as bigoted spewings
against the Igbo tribe, I did not mean to do harm, I am sorry!!”
His first apology came after thousands of Nigerians signed a
petition to stop the singer from winning the All Africa Music Award, where he
was nominated in the ‘Songwriter of the Year’ category.
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