Olawale Olofooro, better known by his stage name Brymo, a Nigerian singer, has once more apologized publicly for his remarks about the likelihood that the South-East will produce a Nigerian President.
Due to the agitation for Biafra from influential people in the area, the musician had come under fire when he declared an Igbo presidency would merely be a “pipe dream.”
“As long as there (are) talks by prominent people from Igboland about Biafra, an Igbo presidency will be a pipe dream,” Brymo tweeted.
Brymo, who backs Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress for President, also advised those in the southeast to run for Vice President first before deciding to run for President.
His remarks had provoked angry responses on social media, with many branding him as “Igbophobic” and a bigot of the Igbo tribe.
However, Brymo apologized on Friday night via his Instagram.
Going live on social media, he said that the problem began after he voiced his view regarding the writer, Chimamanda Adichie’s decision to decline national honors in favor of embracing a chieftaincy title in her hometown of Abba, Anambra State.
Apologising, he said, “I did not insult the tribe, I am sorry to anyone who it sounded as such to. I was trying to weigh into a very important matter.”
However, in the early hours of Monday, he tweeted another apology saying, “Forgive my assertions that came across as bigoted spewings against the Igbo tribe, I did not mean to do harm, I am sorry!!”
He apologised for the first time after thousands of Nigerians signed a petition to stop the him from winning the All Africa Music Award, where he was nominated in the ‘Songwriter of the Year’ category.
