Anti-Igbo remarks: Brymo breaks silence after losing AFRIMA awards

<p>“AFRIMA nominated my song ‘Esan’, so I forgot all that and looked forward to the event. But I’m no longer a singer, so I don’t want it. There’s a songwriting category, but they shouldn’t nominate sonic artists. I was looking forward to it anyway, but I got into trouble speaking about Biafra leaving and staying.</p>, <p>Recall that Kanayo had earlier, in a viral video, claimed that INEC sold the presidential election to the highest bidder. ”INEC chairman and Commissioners have compromised. They sold shame to me in the marketplace. You deceived us.</p>, <p>After the petition and his apology, he lost the awards to Mali-based Iba One.</p>, <p>He said, “I think, month before, I’d announced that I was no longer a musician but a sonic artist. It meant I was no longer eligible for awards that musicians get.</p>, <p>Reacting to the singer on social media, a man identified as Charles Ogundele launched a petition signed by over 47,000 Nigerians against Brymo. Saying Brymo’s disqualification would send a strong message that people cannot get away with blatant ethnic bigotry.</p>, <p>Singer Olawale Ibrahim Ashimi, better known as Brymo, has broken his silence over his loss at the 2023 All Africa Music Award (AFRIMA) following a petition signed against his nomination by Nigerians online.</p>, <p>“We must hold accountable the INEC Chair, Mahmood Yakubu, for promising to transmit results from the polling booth, so we need to ask him at what point he changed his mind and compromised.”</p>, <p>In the wake of the just concluded 2023 general elections, Nollywood veteran actor Kanayo O Kanayo has warned his followers not to vouch for anyone.</p>, <p>Recall that the singer, who was against the presidential ambition of the Labour Party, LP candidate, Peter Obi came under fire over his incessant anti-Igbo comments. He had stated that “As long as there are talks by prominent people from Igboland about Biafra, an Igbo presidency will be a pipe dream.”</p>, <p>However, in a post accompanied by a video shared on his Instagram page on Mon