Top Nigerian celebrities like Bovi and Funke Adesiyan have said they will boycott the planned anti-government protest by 2face Idibia, also known as 2baba.
Popular comedian, Bovi Ugboma said he would not join the protest.
In his words: “Boycott” is too strong a word to describe my not attending. I won’t be there. Simple. It doesn’t define whether I support it or not.
“I am not joining the protest, and stop saying ‘we’ and ‘us.’ You don’t belong…..my life is not governed by your opinions of me,” Bovi said.
In the same vein, Yoruba actress, Funke Adesiyan who disagreed with 2face over the plan said that protest was not the only option.
The actress, who recently completed a course in film-making and directing at the New York Film Academy in the U.S, stressed the importance of youth participation in governance.
“When people ask me why I joined politics, I tell them from the truest of my heart that it is because I got tired of how things were being done in my country.
“It’s not enough for us to protest, it’s more important for us, youths of this beloved nation, to get involved in governance. You could try many times before you achieve it,” Adesiyan stated.
The Yoruba actress of Ibadan origin contested and lost Oyo State House of assembly election under the umbrella of PDP in 2015.
Tuface, the African Queen crooner recently took to Instagram calling on his fans and followers to join in the nationwide protest scheduled for February 5.
