The owner of entertainment company, IrokoTV, Jason Iroko, has reacted to the plot to have his streaming app platform removed by Google Playstore and Apple’s App Store.
It should be recalled that some individuals from the northern part of Nigeria had sent a message calling the people of the region to give the app low ratings and bad reviews.
Their plan was to compel Google and Apple to remove IrokoTV from their store and deny users from accessing the streamer’s service.
The move was to retaliate the removal of former presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba’s Crowwe app from Google play store.
Meanwhile, some people from the Southern part of the country mitigated the move.
In a statement he tweeted recently, Njoku said the support he got at the weekend proved the need for self-determination.
He said: “The last few days has renewed my faith in Nigeria. I know the support wasn’t just about @irokotv but more broadly about self-determination, press freedoms, and a collective yearning for Nigeria to be a great secure, and happy nation. North/South I truly believe we all want that #KeepitOn.”
Also, Njoku apologised for his comments on Igbo culture.
Before his company was attacked, he said he would rather allow his children to learn a foreign language than Igbo, as Igbo language was not valuable for global opportunities.
The comment triggered angry responses from people of South-East and South-Southl.
Njoku said: “Separately I want to take the opportunity to apologize to Ndigbo for my glib, immature, and unnecessarily hurtful comments a few years back. I am Igbo, I don’t think I would ever nor ever attempted to deny that (all my kids bear solid Igbo names which I personally chose).
“Nonetheless I 100 percent let you all down and hope with time I can make amends and be forgiven. It was stupid and I am truly sorry. Whatever I write and tweet reflects on our entire culture and I dropped the ball on this one. Sorry.
“Thanking everyone everywhere for the last few days. I won’t forget it.”
