Big Brother Naija Season 5 winner, Olamilekan Agbeleshe, widely known as Laycon, has questioned the mindset of some opposition party supporters who are “hoping and praying” for Nigeria not to “get better” after their favorite candidates lost in the February 25 presidential election.
Taking to his X handle, the singer asked why citizens would want their country to deteriorate due to political conflicts.
He wrote, “Abeg wait to… so there are people (Nigerians, living in Nigeria) actively hoping and praying for things not to get better in this country because their preferred candidate isn’t the current President?
“To what end?”
His statement drew criticism, with many questioning whether it was the “prayers and wishes” of opposition party members that caused the country’s current economic hardship.
In response to the criticism, Laycon stated that he was misunderstood, emphasizing that Nigerian politicians are a representation of the Nigerian people.
He wrote:
“I have always stood on the opinion that our leaders are a reflection of who we are as individuals. And as long as we as individuals don’t change, we’ll continue to experience what we give out. Living with the notion that disagreement means hostility and bad intention is wrong.
“I put out a tweet concerning a conversation I had earlier today and the mentions and response to the tweet shows how much some of you do not read to understand before replying. Take a moment and think before talking or typing.
“And yes, I believe our leaders are a reflection of us as a people. We have bad leaders. Yes, but bad people become bad leaders, not the other way around. The everyday people who make life hard for everyday people need only be in power for them to become leaders.
“The fuel attendants during fuel scarcity, the POS attendants during Naira scarcity, if they become leaders what would they do? The ones earning money in dollars, do you think they pray for the exchange rate to reduce or increase? Your super power of criticizing should be aimed at yourself once in a while.”
