Protest: 2face's foundation releases official statement
The 2face Foundation, has released a statement of apology over the shelved nationwide protest, scheduled for today, February 6, 2017. Read the note below:
On behalf of Innocent “2Baba” Idibia, we would like to apologize to the fans, colleagues and everyday Nigerians who feel let down by the cancellation of this protest. 2Baba’s aim was to lend his voice to make the government aware of the growing discontent due to the wildly escalating cost of living for Nigerians in Nigeria among other issues.
Arguably one of the country’s most influential musicians, he saw it fit to use his considerable platform; at the core of which are Nigerians, to amplify their voice. This is why he chose to march for the cause, and why he was so honoured when his industry colleagues pledged their support.
In line with the commitment of One Voice Nigeria to ensure a peaceful and impactful protest, The 2face Foundation and partners engaged with the security agencies to resolve all major security concerns but treacherous gaps remain that we are unwilling to ignore.
The risk of hijack by various political and sundry interests intent on using the platform to drive agendas that we as The 2face Foundation are not aligned with and therefore exposing protesters to high levels of danger is the main reason why 2baba regretfully had to withdraw himself from the march. He has refused to inadvertently present a platform for mischief makers to exploit.
2baba would like to express his great regret over these circumstances to everyone who feels disappointed. However, he hopes they will agree that as he said in the video announcing the development; ‘no protest is worthy he blood of any Nigerian’. He would also like to thank everyone; both individuals, and bodies like EiE which offered their support to him, and applaud their devotion to the nation.
The primary objective of the planned protest as stated from the very beginning was to aggregate the voices of the people and present to leadership at all levels who may be unclear about the reality of the hardship faced by Nigerians.
We have no doubt that we have articulated our demands and have been heard LOUD and CLEAR. We urge a quick and positive response from government and encourage Nigerians to take a cue from this experience and never hesitate to stand up to the leadership on any and every situation that requires action.
2baba will continue channel his passion for these issues using a range of effective channels in the future. He promises to continue working on avenues to help the Nigerian people be heard, he feels that is the least they deserve.
This statement from The 2face Foundation is endorsed by Innocent “2Baba” Idibia.
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The resemblance between father and daughter is unmistakable. The legendary singer took to his instagram page to celebrate his daughter with Pero Adeniyi, Ehibenzy Idibia who was honoured by the Council of Elders of the black community of Howard County in the US. The beautiful girl was presented with with a certificate of achievement.
“Yesooo My WC Go baby! #prouddaddy #ehibenzyidibia” the father of 7 wrote.
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RMD, Tiwa Savage, DJ Jimmy Jatt, others grace 2face's book launch.
Innocent Idibia today, October 20, 2015 launched his biography titled ‘A Very Good Bad Boy’. The event which was
held at Terra kulture, Victoria Island Lagos was attended by top-flight
personalities in the entertainment industry like Ali Baba, Richard Mofe-Damijo,
Tiwa Savage, DJ Jimmy Jatt, Segun Arinze, Tunde and Wunmi Obe, Sound Sultan, Teju Baby Face to
mention a few. Written and edited by Adekunle Ayeni, Publisher, Nigerian
Entertainment Today (NET), the 460-page book centres on his struggle and
success.
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2face Idibia At 40: A Very Good Bad Guy
2face Idibia is 40 already??? Wowza! The African music icon will be a year older on September 18. And as part of the celebrations, Nigerian Entertainment Today (NET) will be unveiling the singer’s biography, titled ‘A Very Good Bad guy: The Story Of Innocent 2Face Idibia.’
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I’ve been surviving in this industry, someone has been taking note you know…compiling my story so that on an occasion like this, they will release it for the world to see. I’m really feeling the love but importantly I hope those coming behind will read and learn from my story.’