{"id":6272,"date":"2023-01-16T20:02:25","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T20:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/16\/singer-brymo-tenders-another-apology-over-his-anti-igbo-statement\/"},"modified":"2023-01-16T20:02:25","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T20:02:25","slug":"singer-brymo-tenders-another-apology-over-his-anti-igbo-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/01\/16\/singer-brymo-tenders-another-apology-over-his-anti-igbo-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Brymo Tenders Another Apology Over His Anti-Igbo Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nigerian singer, Olawale Olofooro, better known as Brymo, has tendered another public apology for his anti-Igbo statements.<\/p>\n<p>The singer had come under fire after he said an Igbo presidency would only be a \u201cpipe dream\u201d due to the agitation for Biafra from prominent people in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs long as there (are) talks by prominent people from Igboland about Biafra, an Igbo presidency will be a pipe dream,\u201d Brymo tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>Brymo, a supporter of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, also urged southeasterners to test the waters with the vice presidential slot before aiming for the presidency.<\/p>\n<p>His comments had sparked negative reactions on social media, with many tagging him a tribal bigot saying he is \u201cIgbophobic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: <\/strong>Brymo Apology Over Anti-Igbo Statement, Blames Chimamanda Adichie (Video)<\/p>\n<p>Brymo, however, issued an apology via his Instagram on Friday night<\/p>\n<p>Going live on the social media platform, he said the issue started after he shared his opinion about author, Chimamanda Adichie, refusing national honours but accepting a chieftaincy title in her hometown, Abba, Anambra State.<\/p>\n<p>Apologising, he said, \u201cI did not insult the tribe, I am sorry to anyone who it sounded as such to. I was trying to weigh into a very important matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, in the early hours of Monday, he tweeted another apology saying, \u201cForgive my assertions that came across as bigoted spewings against the Igbo tribe, I did not mean to do harm, I am sorry!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His first apology came after thousands of Nigerians signed a petition to stop the singer from winning the All Africa Music Award, where he was nominated in the \u2018Songwriter of the Year\u2019 category.<\/p>\n<p>See post below:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brymo-apologises-to-Igbos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"609\"\/> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-863841\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Brymo-tenders-apology.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"824\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>));\/**\/<\/script><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nigerian singer, Olawale Olofooro, better known as Brymo, has tendered another public apology for his anti-Igbo statements. 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