Ace Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha who goes by the stage name Basketmouth, has called out immediate past president Goodluck Jonathan for leaving Nigeria “in a septic tank”.
In an Instagram post he titled “Time to clear the air”, Basketmouth said he never campaigned for APC’s Muhammadu Buhari or PDP’s Goodluck Jonathan to emerge president in 2015, but “I would have voted ANYONE who could speak two words of English against GEJ”.
The Instagram post read thus: “I usually try not to pay attention to comments from people that assume stuff or those who judge others based on perceptions. However, I have also come to agree that when lies are said often enough, they begin to sound like truths. So, it’s best I use this medium to clear the issue of ‘campaigns’ and ‘support’ now.
“While many of my colleagues, friends and family members campaigned for the PDP, APC and various candidates during the last elections (and I cannot emphasize enough that it is their right to do so), I never campaigned for Buhari or any other politician. All those saying that I did, should do everything within their power to THINK. I know thinking can be a very difficult task for some but trust me, it can be a painless and enlightening process.
“THINK of when I ever ‘CAMPAIGNED’ for BUHARI!!!
“Indeed, I personally HOPED that he would win the election and perhaps that was evident in my body language and I am happy he won. But I did not campaign for him”.
Basketmouth however added that kicking Jonathan out was the most sensible thing to do at the time, while adding that he hopes the Buhari-led administration will turn the failing economy around.
“Nigeria was in a bad place by the end of the last administration and it was only a matter of time before we would have suffered the plights of Brazil and Venezuela.
“Truth of the matter is that I would have voted anyone that could speak 2 words of English against GEJ and that’s strictly based on the amount of greed and selfishness we witnessed from members of his administration in the 6 years that he sat on the rock.
“They put us in this septic tank we are in right now…. well, that and the oil price downfall among other things.
“I have seen how government can influence and affect the lives of the downtrodden positively. I am still patient, praying and hoping that PMB can turn Nigeria’s economy around and help strengthen Nigeria’s social justice system.
“Should he and his party fail, we are all free to cast our votes for the next man come 2019 and I shall be exercising that right.”
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