Despite backing out of the race for the forthcoming Presidential elections in Nigeria Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has expressed his thoughts on the chosen candidates.
For the polygamous actor, there is need for Nigerians to be very wary of their utterances online and offline to avoid inciting tribal war, since the major flag bearers are from the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria.
Peter Obi of Labour Party is Igbo, Atiku Abubakar of PDP Hausa, while Bola Ahmed Tinubu of APC is Yoruba.
He wrote: “At this point, we need all need to be careful with our utterances. As the three major flag bearers are Igbo, Yoruba and Hausa. Let’s not turn the campaign into tribal war. Cos some Kain talk don dey build up small small. People are free to support whosoever they believe in. If you don’t like any other person’s choice, free am. Your choice must not be other people’s choice. Let’s be guided. Election is not war. Yul Edochie.”
Recall that popular Nigerian comic actor, Okey Bakassi threw his weight behind Peter Obi, who is Labour Party Presidential candidate for next year’s elections.
For Bakassi a father of three, he had warned Nigerians during the 2015 and 2019 elections that the current president is not competent enough, but his warnings fell on deaf ears.
On that note, he has decided to focus all his attentions to Peter Obi who is former Anambra State governor turned Presidential Aspirant.Taking to his Instagram page, Okey Bakassi wrote: “When I was shouting in 2015 & 2019 to anyone who cared to listen that Bubu lacked the pedigree to make Nigeria better, some people refused to listen. Today Nigeria is in a mess and we are all suffering it. This 2023 election, it’s my turn not to listen to anyone…it’s PETER OBI for President! I don’t want to listen to anything that is not related to how Peter will win the election, don’t stress me with your political permutations. I can pay small attention to you, if you’re talking about other positions like National Assembly, Governor or State Assembly. I don’t want to hear about Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, etc…I don’t want to hear about Christian, Muslim or Witchcraft. If the political discussion is not about how Peter will win, I will not listen.”
