Nigerian musician, Olawale Ibrahim, popularly known as Brymo, has disclosed that Chimamanda Adichie’s rejection of the national award months ago and accepting a village chieftaincy is a dent on the Igbo presidency and Peter Obi’s campaign.
The singer made this known on Twitter after Adichie’s acceptance of a chieftaincy title in Abba, her Anambra hometown.
Adichie rejected a national award offered to her by President Muhammadu Buhari in October 2022. As a matter of fact, she was to receive the order of federal republic (OFR) award at a ceremony which took place on October 11.
However, she did not attend the event and conveyed her non-acceptance privately.
After Adichie accepted the chieftaincy title, Brymo revealed her rejection of the national award months ago, yet accepting a village chieftaincy, comes across as a jab at Peter Obi’s race.
He tweeted: “Five years ago, I advocated for an Igbo president to heal the country and form a cohesion.
“Chimamanda refusing national honours, yet accepting chieftaincy title in her village, is a jab to Peter Obi’s race. She’s an eastern mother. She’s that important. This conversation is not about elections.
“It’s about our collective healing. It would have been nice if Chimamanda took the award, then stated her reasons.
“[Like] ‘They gave me this award. I shouldn’t have taken it because Biafra is not healed but I did for the youth.’ She shouldn’t have rejected it just like that. It doesn’t affect the rest of us as it affects the Igbo presidency and Peter Obi.
“Seeking the office, yet rejecting things from it is blackmail. I will be happy if we can just forgive yourselves.”
Nigerians have however reacted to Brymo’s comment.
Check out some of the reactions below:
@eatablechidi tweeted: “What’s Igbo presidency? As you handsome reach, sense dey far from you.”
@izudeze tweeted: “The office of the Presidency is defined by the individual occupying it. Their conduct and performance in that position will rub off on anybody that associates with them. If you receive honours from them, that means you approve of their conducts. Her choice is right.”
@OdogwuNaNkwurre tweeted: “Support your Tinubu and leave chimamanda alone..”
@Emmanue34547188 tweeted: “It doesn’t. She was Igbo before Nigeria”
@Samcology2 tweeted: “What is this one saying again? What has National honour rejection and acceptance of chieftaincy tittle gotten to do with the presidency? An individual action has no relationship with the voting of millions of Nigerians they want as their leader.”
@anthony_awowo tweeted: “It’s her choice Jesus is Lord”
@ChinasiFranklin tweeted: “Na you go tell a grown woman the one she go take?! See problem ooo!”
@TuShots tweeted: “Coming from a dude that attacked @official2baba for taking his right in the music industry. In other words, 2face performance and victory caused his downfall and failure. Lol. A guy with a talent but with an incredible bad character and attitude. Now he is into politics. Clown.”
@Uzuslgy tweeted: “What is Igbo presidency? Why haven’t you ever said Fulani presidency? Yoruba presidency or Hausa presidency? Enough of this ethnic profiling.”
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