D’banj was live on Sahara TV to speak about his position as face of African pop music and his view on the last fuel subsidy removal protests, his unpopular interview with President Goodluck Jonathan, among other issues…Sahara TV’s Chika Odua anchored the interview, below are excerpts from the interview:
ON INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT GOODLUCK JONATHAN:
Chika: Ok, now on your interview with the President of Nigeria, there are talks that you collected money from him to sing and interview him.
D’banj: I didn’t collect money from the President. It wasn’t an interview it was a request, watch the interview I asked the President and I can remember the statements “What are your plans for the Nigerian youth?” because I dedicated a track to him so I wanted the people to know why I said I was going to vote for him, I wanted them to know his plans.
Chika: What was your take on the Occupy Nigeria and the fuel subsidy removal?
D’banj: 1st of all, let’s take a minute silence for those who lost their lives during this period
Chika: Ok D’banj we really appreciate that, so carry on.
D’banj: I did not know anything that was happening [in Nigeria during protests] because I was working on my album in the UK.
Chika: But there was a protest in London why didn’t you participate?
D’banj: I didn’t know anything that was happening in London about the feul protest because I was working… I am not a politician! And everyone that knows me well knows I don’t like cold, so I couldn’t go outside.
Chika: So what do you have to say?
D’banj: I don’t have anything to say, I wasn’t in the country when it was happening.
Chika: But I wasn’t in the country also.
D’banj: I’ve told you I don’t want to say anything about that topic, I don’t say what I don’t know anything about, If you know me very well I speak about what I know. I will not speak on something that I don’t know about. You will not get me to speak about what I don’t know. I wish my publicist told me that this was a political interview… (Chika cuts in)
Chika: So who operates your twitter handle?
D’banj: I operate it but I’m not always online, I’m on twitter when I want to pass an information not when you want me to.
Chika: Thank you very much D’banj. We appreciate the time you spent with us.
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ReplyDeletesilence is the best answer for a fool that goes to that d banj or whatever his name is? ELEBODE.so full of him. all of a sudden his no politician,but had seen him appear at a political function next to fashola at bar beach do still r ember ,ye I bet you wont! pathetic.
ReplyDeletesilence is the best answer for a fool. that goes to dbanj or what ever his name is? the guy is so full of himself.ELE BO DE.
ReplyDeletesilence is the best answer for a fool. that goes to dbanj or what ever his name is? the guy is so full of himself.ELE BO DE.
ReplyDeleteD'banj's reaction seem pregnant with meaning. To give him the benefit of doubt, it's bad manners to speak with food in one's mouth, secondly; it's better to play safe and speak little or nothing on socio political issues than get misunderstood by reporters knocking
ReplyDeleteD'Banj is just exhibiting a high level of arrogance. What he fails to realise is that his success is largely attributed by his supporters. If he continues with this attitude he will have no more supports. Shame on this young man. He needs to fix up.
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