Damilare Olaiya, the well-known Nigerian actor famous for his role in ‘Super Story,’ has sharply criticized his fellow actors who support President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
Speaking passionately at Gani Fawehinmi Park in Ojota, Lagos, during the recent #EndBadGovernance protest, Olaiya voiced his concerns about corruption, poor governance, and the rising cost of living in Nigeria.
In an interview with News Central, Olaiya expressed his deep frustration and anger, affirming his commitment to the cause. He said he joined the protest to express his dissatisfaction with the federal government and vowed to fight for a better future for his children and grandchildren, regardless of the sacrifices.
Olaiya strongly criticized his colleagues who back Tinubu’s administration, calling them spineless sycophants. He accused them of retreating into obscurity in the face of public outrage and protests.
Olaiya stated:
“We are saying that bad governance must end. The problems of Nigeria are not intractable. They are human problems and we can solve them if we end bad governance, bad leaders.
“For my colleagues, a lot of them that have taken the side of government, their comment sections have been put off. I do not want to mention names. Some of our veteran Nollywood actresses who supported this government are hiding their faces today. They cannot get the backlash from Nigerians.
“But I am telling you, for those of us who still believe in this country, for those of us who have continuously fought, from the time I was an undergraduate, to the time before I got married, to the time I got married, to the time I had my children, to the time my children started having their own children. Today I am a grandfather, I am still in this struggle. I am telling you, even if they end our lives bad governance must end. We are prepared to die.
“For the #EndSARS protest, the world knows that it was the government that sponsored thugs, put them in Lagos BRT vehicles to come to attack protesters. You can see now that we are peaceful, singing that bad governance must end.
“If the government wants to tell the soldiers to start shooting us, we will die, but we know that the soldiers too will die one day. The people that send them too will die. This life that I have is for Nigeria, for my children’s children and I am ready to die if need be.”
Watch Interview video:
Nollywood Actor Damilare Olaiya went out on day three of the #EndBadGovernanceProtest and said: 'bad governance must end… the problems of Nigeria are not intractable, they are human problems and we can solve them if we stem bad governance…bad leaders.' pic.twitter.com/4tuTTgpcoi
— News Central TV (@NewsCentralTV) August 5, 2024
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