2baba has been receiving a lot of backlash online ever since he announced his intention to stage a nationwide protest on the 5th of February to protest the policies of this government.
A couple of his colleagues in the industry such as Burna Boy, Yemi Alade and Davido have expressed their support and even willingness to join in the cause while others have derided him and called him names.
His former Plantashun Boyz band mate, Blackface penned a long prose calling him an illiterate for wanting to march against a government which he considers to have been upstanding so far.
Check out his letter below:
#NATIONWIDE #PROTESTS
LETS EDUCATE THE ILLITERATE AS HE LEADS THE PROTEST. I read Tuface Idibia’s verbal tirade in Vanguard in which he said he will be leading a protest against Buhari on the 5th of February for among other things not paying salaries of civil servants.
I think he needs to be educated about the efforts of the Buhari administration: So far Buhari has released three bail out funds to the 36 states in Nigeria totalling over N1.5 trillion in the last 18 months.
Apart from this another trillion was released as Paris Club refund money to the 36 states. Buhari emphasized the need for the states to prioritize the payment of salaries of workers and pensions of pensioners as these states receive the money.
Unfortunately, instead of some states to use the funds to pay off civil servants and pensioners salary and pension arrears they chose to loot the funds. A governor of one of the South South states siphoned N3b of the funds using his mistress as a front and now the mistress has run away with the funds. Tuface Idibia you can now see why Nigerians are suspicious of the motive and source of the funds for the protest you want to embark on. Why didn’t you lead a protest against these governors who mismanaged the Buhari bail out funds and the Paris Club refund money? Why did you not protest against GEJ’s looting of N51 trillion naira and the Godswill Akpabio alleged looting of over N1 trillion naira from the Akwa Ibom state treasury for which he is being prosecuted by the EFCC? Why didn’t you protest Akpabio’s alleged corrupting of a Supreme Court justice who is currently being tried for corrupt practices on the bench? Is it because you are a corruption apologist? Is it because you are the agent of corruption fighting back? Is it because you are part of desperate plot to poison the hearts and minds against a fantastically incorruptible President who fights the corrupt no matter whose ox is gored? We your fans want to assure you that if you go ahead with this protest we will reevaluate our support for you and it may be downhill for you afterwards. Rethink your actions and reflect deeply.
This twitter user doesn’t think 2baba is qualified to lead a protest. His reasons
Try explaining to the avg Nigerian how a father of 7 kids with 3 mamas, who's also not a polygamist/Muslim has their best interest at heart
— Eric Okafor (@KneWKeeD) January 31, 2017
This user doesn’t think 2baba has it in him to lead a protest
Fela endured koboko
If they tear 2baba slap he will behave himself. https://t.co/BRSEluanbG— yemo (@Yemmey_) January 25, 2017
In spite of the backlash, some others have agreed with 2baba and berated those who maligning his name.
Because Tuface has many children from many women, he has no moral right to ask for good governance?
You idiots have mortgaged your senses.— Balè Baroka (@Seyi__) January 31, 2017
Even M.I Abaga chipped in
3. The walk Tuface is organizing may not sit well with you because of your politics.. however to question and insult his character is evil
— Yung denzL (@MI_Abaga) January 31, 2017
What do you think? Do share your thoughts below