Veteran Nigerian actor Damilare Olaiya, who came to the limelight for his role in the cult classic “Super Story” series, has taken to criticizing his fellow performers for their support of President Bola Tinubu’s government.... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶▶
In the midst of the recent #EndBadGovernance demonstration, the legendary actor gave a passionate speech in Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos, where he openly voiced his worries and denounced the nation’s pervasive corruption, appalling governance, and rising cost of living.
Damilare Olaiya confirmed his unwavering commitment to the cause by expressing his deep dissatisfaction and tremendous rage in a riveting interview.
The actor claimed that he took part in the demonstration to express his dissatisfaction with the federal government and to make a strong commitment to fight for a brighter future for his kids and grandkids, no matter what personal costs it may involve.
Damilare Olaiya angrily denounced his colleagues who backed President Bola Tinubu’s government, a fury that could have ignited the ground beneath him. He called them nothing more than cowardly servants who have faded into senselessness in the face of persistent protests and enormous public outcry.
He also denounced their seeming cowardice in a depressing depiction of celebrities, who were formerly outspoken in their support of Bola Tinubu but are now hiding their identities online to avoid the wrath of an embittered public.
Damilare Olaiya said, “We are saying that bad governance must end. The problems of Nigeria are not intractable. They are human problems and we can solve them if we end bad governance, bad leaders,
“For my colleagues, a lot of them that have taken the side of the government, their comment sections have been put off. I do not want to mention names. Some of our veteran Nollywood actresses who supported this government are hiding their faces today. They cannot get the backlash from Nigerians.
“But I am telling you, for those of us who still believe in this country, for those of us who have continuously fought, from the time I was an undergraduate, to the time before I got married, to the time I got married, to the time I had my children, to the time my children started having their own children. Today I am a grandfather, I am still in this struggle. I am telling you, even if they end our lives bad governance must end. We are prepared to die.
“For the #EndSARS protest, the world knows that it was the government that sponsored thugs, put them in Lagos BRT vehicles to come to attack protesters. You can see now that we are peaceful, singing that bad governance must end.
“If the government wants to tell the soldiers to start shooting us, we will die, but we know that the soldiers too will die one day. The people that send them too will die. This life that I have is for Nigeria, for my children’s children and I am ready to die if need be.”
Watch Damilare speak in the video below
