Nigerian singer Naira Marley has come under fire for performing for Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the APC presidential rally in Lagos state.
Videos circulating on Twitter showed supporters of the APC dancing as the singer performed at the rally attended by thousands of people.
However, some fans tried to get Naira Marley cancelled on Twitter for performing at the APC Mega rally in Lagos.
But the musician, in a tweet, has justified his actions by twitting:
“To survive, you need to be useful.”
But his explanation did not stop his critics from calling him out on social media.
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@Emmanuelkaycee5 said:
“After you performing for Tinubu and you’re one of the artist that come out during ends sars although you don’t protest but you speak out 💔.”
@fisayosoyombo stated:
“It had to be Naira Marley, an artiste whose trial for credit card fraud is still undecided, performing at APC’s campaign rally.
“A party with no scruples. A candidate who has soiled Nigeria’s name abroad. An artiste with a fraud case hanging on his neck. The (im)perfect alliance!”
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In another news, popular Instagram influencer MandyKiss says she would like to have a child with Afrobeats singer Naira Marley.
The content creator, who has a tattoo of Naira Marley on her lap made the statement when speaking about marriage in a recent interview with a notable podcast host, Timi Agbaje.
Regarding her plan to get married someday, the content creator stated that marriage is a stressful institution.