Innocent Idibia
hehehehehe........Events
seem to have turned out awry for Nigerian prolific singer, Innocent
Idibia as he mixes political activism with music in his clamour for a
nationwide political protest that has been welcomed with mixed reactions
in Nigeria.
When Benue native, Innocent Idibia self-styled 2face declared a
nationwide protest on the 26th of January, 2017 in reaction to the
ailing economic of Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari, the move
gained tremendous support on social media.
Davido, Olamide, Burna Boy, Comedian I Go Dye, Daddy Showkey,
Charly Boy Oputa and other prominent entertainers supported 2face and
their followers on social media were in high spirits about protesting
against the administration of 'change' of the All Progressives Congress
which has lost its popularity majorly as a result of the consequences of
a recessive economy.
As other entertainers maintain silence about the activism planned
by the 'African Queen' crooner, two Nigerian lecturers namely Professor
Akindele Adetoye and one Dr. Bunmi Awoyemi Divinewealth respectively
whitewashed 2face and attributed his problem to lack of proper formal
education.
The former described 2face as a randy man who has failed to govern
his personal life after indiscriminately sleeping with women unprotected
and impregnating several others. The latter orientated 2face about the
efforts of Buhari in offering bail out funds to the state governors as
well as advocate for the clearance of the backlog of salaries through
the Paris Club refund money to ease the sufferings of state civil
servants.
2face, 41, officially has 7 children from three different women all
except the last female child outside wedlock before he settled with his
long-time girlfriend, Annie Macauley Idibia. Some fundamentalists and
puritans on social media are of the opinion that the singer lacks the
moral stand and reputation to lead a protest against a leader 'working'
assiduously to fix the rot purportedly left behind by the 16 years of
misrule by the People's Democratic Party, PDP.
As Dr Bunmi Awoyemi Divine also alleged with some supporters of
Buhari, 2face benefited from some chieftains of the PDP who have their
hands tainted with corruption cases.
When 2face got married to Annie in 2013, he enjoyed some
controversial and ostentatious gifts from the former Governor of Akwa
Ibom, Godswill Akpabio as well as a former Senate President David Mark
which the latter denied in the face of hard evidence.
Mr. Akpabio announced a gift of two brand new Toyota Prado
SUVs to 2face and his wife. He also reportedly promised to bankroll an
all-expense paid trip for 29 delegates from the state to attend the
white wedding of the couple fixed for Dubai, the United Arab Emirates on
March 23, 2016.
The Idibia family, Godswill Akpabio and the car gifts
Besides, he also hosted a lavish state dinner in honour of the
couple and promised to rehabilitate the Eket-Ibeno Road ahead of the
child dedication of 2face and Annie.
Akpabio is currently being investigated by the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission over an alleged mind-boggling fraud of N108
billion which was reportedly committed during his two terms - 2007 to
2015 as the First Man of the South South State.
2face was also purportedly gifted an outrageous and questionable
gift of a N47million car on his wedding day with other unnamed perks
that led to an outrage which forced the Benue politician to deny gifting
him the brand new 2013 Chevy Corvette sports car despite his name being
crested on it.
The exotic Ferrari alleged to be from Senator David Mark
Meanwhile, David Mark's profile just like many public officer
holders in Nigeria has come under questioning. According to New
York-based news platform - Sahara Reporters, David Mark was a core
member of the “Babangida Boys” club within the Nigerian military
hierarchy under military dictatorship directed by the evil genius,
Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida between 1985-1993 during which he allegedly
made a fortune stealing public funds.
According to Premium Times, he also has links to at least eight
offshore shell companies while holding public office. This act is in
violation of a federal code of conduct law, a massive leak of files
belonging to Mossack Fonseca, a law firm in Panama exposed in April,
2016.
Since government is a continuum, political analysts have questioned
why Tuface who benefited from Nigeria's days in the 'wilderness' will
have the impetus and audacity to organize a national protest bearing in
mind that the economic quagmire of Nigeria was orchestrated by the
previous administration.
Economists even predicted the current economic recession since the
year 2014 as oil prices at the international market suffered a free fall
under former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. This according to them
betrays the golden saying that "he who comes into equity must come with clean hands"
As a final nail to the coffin of 2face, a member of his defunct
music group, Plantashun Boiz in the person of Blackface questioned the
sincerity of 2face whom he accused of stealing the hit song of the
group, African Queen which was released illegally under Kennis Music
record label from where he raked massive cash.
He accused 2face of failing to identify with the people of Benue
State in the face of their travails in the hands of Fulani herdsmen with
limited and unsatisfactory government intervention. He supported the
view that Tuface is an illiterate who lacks representation in his Local
Government Area in Benue thereby betraying the principle that charity
begins at home.
In a stinking interview with LIB, Blackface said:
"Let me tell you something. Does 2face Idibia have a fruitful
foundation? No, Does 2face Idibia have anything that has to do with
Benue State? No! Let me tell you something now. Emma Ugolee (a sick
celebrity) is in the hospital. If somebody is a front runner what is he
supposed to do? 2face is supposed to be able to mobilize people to
figure out a way to raise money for Ugolee 's hospital's bill. If I want
to do that, the radio and TV are not going to listen to me. You guys
have to come out straight. I don't know what will happen after it but we
don't have to do no protest. Let us get our mind straight, they should
stop that and stop manipulating people's mind."
The drama seems unending as Nigerians remain divided over the
national protest scheduled for 6th of February, 2017 at the national
stadium, Lagos State. Tuface remains unfazed about the challenges and
criticisms as he plans to actualize his plan as announced in today's
public announcement on social media.
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