I never campaigned for Buhari – Basketmouth

Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, popularly known as Basketmouth, has denied speculations that he campaigned for President Muhammadu Buhari before, during and after the 2015 general elections.

Some critics had tagged the Abia-born funnyman a Buhari supporter over comments they considered pro-government.

His recent statements pointing out some things wrong in present day Nigeria were rebuffed by fans who blamed him and others for selling Buhari’s “change” to Nigerians,

But in a long message posted on social media on Monday, the 37-year-old said  “While many of my colleagues, friends and family members campaigned for the PDP, APC and various candidates during the last elections (and I cannot emphasize enough that it is their RIGHT to do so), I never campaigned for Buhari or any other politician.

“ALL those saying that I did should do everything within their power to “THINK”. I know thinking can be a very difficult task for some but trust me, it can be a painless and enlightening process. THINK of when I ever “CAMPAIGNED” for BUHARI!!.. Indeed I personally HOPED that he would win the election and perhaps that was evident in my “body language” and I am happy he won. But I did not campaign for him.”

He however insisted that the immediate past administration of Goodluck Jonathan had put Nigeria in a bad place “and it was only a matter of time before we would have suffered the plights of Brazil and Venezuela.”

He added that he would have voted for anybody “that could speak two words of English against GEJ and that’s strictly based on the amount of greed and selfishness we witnessed from members of his administration in the six years that he sat on the rock.”

Should Buhari and his All Progressives Congress fail, “we are all free to cast our votes for the next man come 2019 and I shall be exercising that right. No need for quarrel,” Basketmouth concluded.

Time To Clear The Air (Part 1) I usually try not to pay attention to comments from people that assume stuff or those who judge others based on perceptions. However I have also come to agree that when lies are said often enough, they begin to sound like truths. So I think it’s best I use this medium to clear the issue of “campaigns” and “support” now. While many of my colleagues, friends and family members campaigned for the PDP, APC and various candidates during the last elections (and I cannot emphasize enough that it is their RIGHT to do so), I NEVER campaigned for BUHARI or ANY other politician. ALL those saying that I did should do everything within their power to “THINK”. I know thinking can be a very difficult task for some but trust me, it can be a painless and enlightening process. THINK of when I ever “CAMPAIGNED” for BUHARI!!.. Indeed I personally HOPED that he would win the election and perhaps that was evident in my “body language” and I am happy he won. But I did not campaign for him. Nigeria was in a bad place by the end of the last administration and it was only a matter of time before we would have suffered the plights of Brazil and Venezuela. Truth of the matter is that I would have voted ANYONE that could speak 2 words of English against GEJ and that’s strictly based on the amount of greed and selfishness we witnessed from members of his administration in the 6 years that he sat on the rock. They put us in this Septic tank we are in right now…..well, that and the oil price downfall amongst other things. I have said it numerous times that I am not a politician hence I try not to dabble in politics. However I think a few people interpret crying out against injustice by the one as campaign for the other. When the Late FELA KUTI and BOB MARLEY cried out against the injustices in their days, were they being partisan? Of course not. They were just being HUMAN!

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