Nigerian media personality, Shade Ladipo, has berated self-proclaimed African giant, Burna Boy after he revealed the reasons for his silence during the 2023 election.
Recall that after the Nigerian singer, known for making music about corruption, activism, and the plight of the average Nigerian, was trolled for not commenting on the election, he took to his Instagram page on Monday, to state his reasons.
According to him, he refused to endorse any candidate because he does not believe in any of the candidates running for political office and does not want to be held responsible if the candidate fails in office.
In his words,
“I don’t know why it’s such a big deal to some Nigerians that I’ve not been vocal about the elections,” he wrote on his Instagram stories. Personally I don’t have a candidate that I believe in. I’ve never supported any political party or candidate in my life because I don’t want to make you vote and then blame me when the person f**ks up as usual. That being said, I hope all votes count and the best man wins.”
However, his reasons did not sit well with a number of Nigerians, including media personality, Shade Ladipo, and they were quick to voice their displeasure.
Shade Ladipo called Burna Boy a clown and an opportunist who only uses Nigerian and African themes to promote his music.
“Your African ant is a clown. If you are a true pan-Africanist as you claim with your music then you must understand the importance of these elections. Promoting voter participation doesn’t involve supporting any candidate. You are a clown and an opportunist who only uses Nigeria/African issues to promote your music. F*cking fraud with fake dreads”. She wrote.
See her post below,
