Following
the outrage caused by 2face Idibia's cancellation of the planned
national protest, the pop star's foundation has issued a statement.
2Baba Idibia
On behalf of Innocent "2Baba" Idibia, we would like to apologize to
the fans, colleagues and everyday Nigerians who feel let down by the
cancellation of this protest. 2Baba's aim was to lend his voice to make
the government aware of the growing discontent due to the wildly
escalating cost of living for Nigerians in Nigeria among other issues.
Arguably one of the country's most influential musicians, he saw it
fit to use his considerable platform; at the core of which are
Nigerians, to amplify their voice. This is why he chose to march for the
cause, and why he was so honoured when his industry colleagues pledged
their support.
In line with the commitment of One Voice Nigeria to ensure a
peaceful and impactful protest, The 2face Foundation and partners
engaged with the security agencies to resolve all major security
concerns but treacherous gaps remain that we are unwilling to ignore.
The risk of hijack by various political and sundry interests intent
on using the platform to drive agendas that we as The 2face Foundation
are not aligned with and therefore exposing protesters to high levels of
danger is the main reason why 2baba regretfully had to withdraw himself
from the march. He has refused to inadvertently present a platform for
mischief makers to exploit.
2baba would like to express his great regret over these
circumstances to everyone who feels disappointed. However, he hopes they
will agree that as he said in the video announcing the development; ‘no
protest is worthy the blood of any Nigerian’.
He would also like to thank everyone; both individuals, and bodies
like EiE which offered their support to him, and applaud their devotion
to the nation. The primary objective of the planned protest as stated
from the very beginning was to aggregate the voices of the people and
present to leadership at all levels who may be unclear about the reality
of the hardship faced by Nigerians.
We have no doubt that we have articulated our demands and have been
heard LOUD and CLEAR. We urge a quick and positive response from
government and encourage Nigerians to take a cue from this experience
and never hesitate to stand up to the leadership on any and every
situation that requires action. 2baba will continue channel his passion
for these issues using a range of effective channels in the future.
He promises to continue working on avenues to help the Nigerian people be heard, he feels that is the least they deserve.
This statement from The 2face Foundation is endorsed by Innocent "2Baba" Idibia.
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