Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has called Igbos who criticise their kinsmen for supporting President Bola Tinubu's re-election bid "monkeys and cowards." In a post on X on Saturday, Mr Edochie said, "Any Igbo man that is dragging his fellow Igbo man for supporting President TINUBU, that person is a monkey and a coward." He challenged critics to show evidence of similar rebukes directed at Yoruba, Northern, or past leaders who have supported the president. Mr Edochie added that no such videos exist. His remarks follow comments by Catholic priest Chibuzo Obimma, popularly known as Ebube Muonso, who serves at Blessed Iwene Tansi Parish in Dunukofia, Anambra State. Mr Obimma recently described South-East supporters of President Tinubu as "city fools." He specifically targeted members of the City Boy Movement, saying, "You see Igbo boys claiming to be city boys, those are city fools who could not see beyond their physical needs." The City Boy campaign, aligned with Mr Tinubu's re-election efforts, has begun mobilisation in all six geopolitical zones. In the South-East, figures like Obi Cubana are leading the campaign.
Yul Edochie calls Igbo critics of Tinubu supporters cowards while ignoring that he offers no alternative vision for the South-East. His outburst shields political loyalty at the expense of accountability to named figures like Obi Cubana and Ebube Muonso. Nigerians in Anambra and beyond hear strong opinions but no answers on what support for Tinubu actually delivers. The debate exposes division, not direction.
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