International musician, Nneka Lucia Egbuna has blasted the Nigerian government over its postponement of the general elections in Nigerian and failure to curb the Boko Haram insurgency.
The German Nigerian singer, said that Jonathan should have dealt witht the issue of Boko Haram before the elections that was scheduled to hold originally on February 28.
she stated:
“He [Goodluck Jonathan] says he wants to tackle Boko Haram, obviously every Nigerian is asking why now, he could had done it a long time ago… I’m not good at the whole blaming game, I don’t want to blame anybody but I pray that he comes up with a good idea for us if he is an honest and genuine guy. But I know that Fela [Kuti] would definitely not be cool with him if he was here, Seun [Kuti] is not cool with him, I and many other socially conscious musicians who are very outspoken are not cool with him”
Nneka has been known for her politically charged songs said that outspoken singers would not have a good raport with the current president.
Nneka Lucia Egbuna is a German Nigerian hip hop/soul singer, songwriter and actress. She sings in both Igbo and English.