Controversial singer, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley, has a lot of fans and their numbers seem to be growing by the day.
Despite his vulgar lyrics, the Opotoyi singer’s admirers are drawn from various walks of life.
However, many were surprised when a 56-year-old actor, Jude Chukwuka, became an internet sensation after posting video clips of himself singing along to one of Marley’s songs titled, Mafo.
Chukwuka also disagreed with people who believed that Marley’s lyrics encouraged wayward lifestyles.
He said,
“Naira Marley’s songs glorify the rot that our leaders allowed to fester.
If as a result of ineptitude and nepotism, our leaders have turned society upside-down and somebody earns a living from glorifying the rot that their stupidity caused; of course, they would fight that individual because that person shows their incompetence and inefficiencies.
Some people think that ‘Marlians’ are irresponsible but that is what the press has made people believe. If you connect the Marlian slogan with irresponsibility, what about our political parties? Are we saying that everybody in suits and ties are saint.
All political parties have irresponsible followers too. It all depends on where one stands. Not all Malians are irresponsible. It is only those who are in government and those who do not want to accept the realities of society that consider Malians to represent irresponsibility.”
Culled from PUNCH
