Controversial musician, Habeeb Okikiola Badmus, widely known as Portable has said he is unable to speak out against the nation’s instability because he fears being detained.
In response to British-Nigerian rapper, Joseph Adenuga popularly known as Skepta’s appeal for Nigerian celebrities to speak out against the nation’s worsening economic circumstances and growing insecurity, the Zazu crooner made this statement.
According to Portable, since the Nigerian government “can’t arrest” Nigerians living abroad, it is safer for them to oppose the insecurity.
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“Skepta, God bless you for remembering and speaking for Nigeria,” he remarked during a video transmission. Do you want the Nigerian government to choose us, though, as you suggest that we Nigerian celebrities should speak up and demand justice? If we speak up, they’ll put us in jail.
“This government is oppressing us. Some of us are still being persecuted over our past remarks. We need help. We need support, not just prayers. Nigerians in diaspora should speak up because Nigerian government can’t arrest them from abroad. Those of us in Nigeria, if we speak, we will be in big trouble. They might even seize our passports if we, celebrities say what we are not supposed to say.
“So, I’m only concerned about how I can make money and better my own life. It is not like celebrities don’t care about Nigeria, but if we speak, they will persecute us. A lot of us are even tired of what is happening in Nigeria. But we can’t speak up. If we were in abroad, it would be safer to speak up.”
