Summary: Veteran comedian Basketmouth has a serious message for Nigerians: prioritise your life over becoming another social media hashtag. Is he right? Read the full gist.
Sometimes for this Nigeria, the kind of things we see and hear could make you just shake your head. But today, the person that shook the table is one of our own, the legendary comedian Basketmouth. And the thing he said is heavy!
Bright Okpocha, as we know our guy didn’t come to play. He dropped a piece of advice that is causing serious gbas gbos online. According to him, make nobody go die for Nigeria. Yes, you heard that right.
In plain English, Basketmouth is saying that all the “I will die for my country” talk needs to calm down. He believes that your life is far more important than any temporary fame you might get as a trending topic on Twitter or Instagram.
Think am na. When something bad happens, what do we see? #JusticeForThis and #JusticeForThat. Everybody go change their display picture, type “RIP” with sad emojis, and talk about how the country has failed. Two days later, a new scandal or gist drops, and everybody moves on. The hashtag dies, and the person is forgotten by the public.
Na this cycle Basketmouth dey warn us about. He is basically asking: is it worth it to become a memory that lasts for only 48 hours on the internet?
His message is clear: your personal survival comes first. Before you carry any matter for your head to the point of no return, remember say na person wey dey alive dey fight for a better tomorrow.
So, what do you think? Is Basketmouth spitting facts or is this take too harsh? Is it better to be a living “coward” or a celebrated but forgotten hashtag?
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