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Indigenous rapper Adekunle Idowu, popularly known as Idowest, has announced his decision to identify as Igbo, despite being Yoruba by birth.
The Yoruba language rapper expressed his frustration with the current state of the country and criticized the stance of some Yoruba individuals against the planned #EndBadGovernance protest. He accused those opposing the protests of being driven by sentiment and self-interest.
In a series of Snapchat posts, Idowest wrote, “Your papa vote for Tinubu, you join say no to protest, you con get mind bill me. Onijere aye ati orun. Bad governance! Imagine Yoruba screaming Yoruba all in the name of Yoruba! Eti yawerey. From now on I be Igbo.”
He continued, “Una dey sell una future cos of 1 dollar. OK. Na Nigerians be Nigeria problems! While some people are planning a peaceful protest, some useless citizens don plan say no to protest. Tori 1500 naira ede beru olohun ebi apa!”
Idowest concluded his posts by questioning the opposition to the protests, attributing it to a paltry sum, “Say no to protest bawo. Tori 1500 naira aye yin ti baje.
