Popular Nigerian rapper, Jude Abaga fondly called MI, has revealed his support for people from the South-Eastern region of Nigeria better known as ‘Igbos’.
The rapper shared this on his Twitter page on Wednesday where he was seen showing love and support for Igbos, calling on other Nigerians to do the same as he started the #IAmIgboToo campaign.
The campaign came a day after the number one citizen of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari, sent a warning that was seen as a threat to the Igbos who had celebrated their counterparts that died during the Nigerian Civil War of 1967-1970.
The President, in a now-deleted tweet, had written, “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War. Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand.”
Reacting to this tweet, the rapper posted a video with the caption, “The narrative that ‘Nigeria hates Igbo people’ is an outdated context that will leave with the old and bitter generation. Today let us stand with our Igbo family and say #IAmIgboToo.”
In the video, he said, “I can’t imagine being an Igbo citizen and seeing those tweets yesterday. I can’t imagine how it would have made them feel.
“So, I thought it could be beautiful today if we rally round organically on Twitter. Just post videos and messages on our timeline to tell our Igbo brothers and sisters that we are one and that we are Igbo too.”
#IAmIgbo too campaign trend in Twitter Nigeria space on Wednesday, soon after it was created.
MI is a very talented rapper, he started his music career in 2004 and came to limelight in 2006 with his song ‘Crown Mentality’.