Wizkid to Nigerians: Our country is a mess… use your votes wisely next election
Wizkid, award-winning singer, says Nigerians should use
their votes wisely during the next election if they hope to get the country out
of its current “mess”.
their votes wisely during the next election if they hope to get the country out
of its current “mess”.
The country held its last general elections in 2019 with
next one billed to hold in 2023.
next one billed to hold in 2023.
In a flurry of tweets on Wednesday, the music superstar
called on Nigerians to take the bull by the horn and make the country better.
called on Nigerians to take the bull by the horn and make the country better.
“Next election ! Use your voice and your votes wisely!!,” he
wrote on Twitter.
wrote on Twitter.
Next election ! Use your voice and your votes wisely!!— Wizkid (@wizkidayo) June 3, 2020
The singer also buttressed his point while reacting to a fan
who had enjoined him to release a song addressing the various ills in the
country.
The ‘Ojuelegba’ crooner said the country’s situation
requires more drastic actions from the citizens than just songs.
requires more drastic actions from the citizens than just songs.
He cited the era of Fela Kuti, Afrobeat legend, who used his
songs to fight various anomalies in the country’s leadership yet “nothing
changed” till date.
songs to fight various anomalies in the country’s leadership yet “nothing
changed” till date.
“Fela made songs before I was born about the issues of bad
leadership and governance and even to this present administration!! My brother,
nothing has changed. We need to do more,” he wrote.
Fela made songs before I was born about the issues of bad leadership and governance and even to this present administration!! my brudda nothing has changed. We gats do more https://t.co/mnQ5dXtfse— Wizkid (@wizkidayo) June 3, 2020
He went on to call out the country’s leaders while reacting
to a post by Banky W, Nigerian entertainer-turn-politician.
to a post by Banky W, Nigerian entertainer-turn-politician.
“Inhuman !!!country is a mess ! Useless leaders!!” he added.
— Wizkid (@wizkidayo) June 3, 2020
Wizkid made headlines recently when he described President Muhammadu Buhari and Donald Trump, his US counterpart, as clueless over “poor” handling of their different governments.
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