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Burna Boy Under Fire For Funke Akindele Comment
By Ayodele Oluwafemi
Nigerian music star, Burna Boy has come under social media fire over his rant on Twitter users supposedly preferring to criticize celebrities over perceived failures of politicians who have supposedly impoverished them.
Burna Boy, in an Instagram video, on Wednesday, vented his thoughts concerning the fire incident that happened at the office of the Accountant General of Nigeria and the arrest of Funke Akindele, noting that Nigerians deserve their current leaders.
The musician, who had threatened to leave the microblogging platform, Twitter, last Friday, specifically called out Twitter users, saying they should used the same energy used to get Funke Akindele arrested to also criticize their leaders.
He argued that the fire incident at the Treasury House is an attempt to cover up financial misdemeanor, in a period when donations are being made to tackle the spread of Coronavirus.
In the video shared on Twitter, Burna Boy, in pidgin English said:
“Naija I hail o, you see this one Accountant General office don catch fire o. Everywhere don gbesi. you see am dem don disburse funds now fire don catch office.
“Everything wey dey happen for naija, Nigerians deserve am. Because if to say we the youth fit use that same energy we dey use to call NCDC make dem go arrest Funke Akindele use attack politicians, e for better.
“Person wey dey work hard for her money, Iya Ibeji (referring to Funke Akindele) na him we dey call for the innocent woman arrest, use that same energy to tackle politicians, if not una go suffer, una go suffer”
Burna Boy statements did not gone well with many Twitter users who believed that the musician has never used his platform to agitate for good governance in the country.
His statements drew the irk of Twitter users to the extent he was nicknamed the Ikorodu Lucky Dude, in a bid to also get back at him.
Another segment of Twitter users argued that Burna Boy is not on the same level with Fela Kuti, who criticized politicians on the stage, on several occasions, and went to prison because of his songs against the government of the day.
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