In a recent interview with Saturday Beats, popular comedian well know as Basketmouth said it's not possible for him to cancel his show because of election.
He said the event date has been planned before even INEC released their election date. And he will rather die than cancel the show because if he cancels the show, he will lose millions of Naira..which will be hard for him to lose...
He continues "This has been an annual show in the last six years. It is a franchise and it holds every Valentine's Day in the UK regardless of the day it falls on. It has been happening for the past six years and the venue has been
booked long ago. The tickets have been on sale long before it was announced that elections would hold on that day.
Unfortunately there is nothing I can do about it because everything is ready and I have to go on with my show. The people talking about it apparently do not know that
it is a franchise that has been on for about six years. I cannot cancel the show because of elections," he said.
The comedian Basketmouth said few people who raised the issue
are Nigerians who reside in abroad, and that if he's in the country, he will definitely vote.
Because popular comedian Basketmouth, sparked a debate online on whether his action was right or wrong when he posted a picture of his annual UK Valentine's Day show on his social media page recently. Fans took him up whether he wanted to be absent during the forthcoming general election. They opined that being a role model, he should perform his civic duties..So he said If about thirty people that are probably in London and would not vote comment on my page that does not mean that my whole
fans are upset with me. Truth be told, if they are talking about fans' comments, I would like to see about three million comments from different people to show that they are unhappy. If you check well, those people that are commenting are not in the country. They are probably somewhere trying to get
their permanent resident permits. I have no reason not to vote; I am a proud Nigerian,"....
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