joyli: Letz call a spade a spade, the car in question is a gift. If u are in his shoes, won't u take it. Letz free d guy jor.

ANY-PEN :
what on earth do you think they call bribe? they are also 'gifts'. am not saying he shouldn't accept whatever he wants to from anyone but he should also remember his words and try to practice them. if i was the the one, i would practice what i preach that is what is called integrity. words are powerful! if you won't do them, do not bother saying them or you'll be classed

joyli: Letz call a spade a spade, the car in question is a gift. If u are in his shoes, won't u take it. Letz free d guy jor.

ANY-PEN :


what on earth do you think they call bribe? they are also 'gifts'. am not saying he shouldn't accept whatever he wants to from anyone but he should also remember his words and try to practice them. if i was the the one, i would practice what i preach that is what is called integrity. words are powerful! if you won't do them, do not bother saying them or you'll be classed

ogugua88: [size=13pt]He should've rejected the car. Very simple. People make it seem as if the Idibias had no choice. What is so hard in saying "no"? A two-lettered word that babies can scream 7 months after birth. The same Idibia that sang "E Be Like Say" accepting a gift with his wife from a governor. If you asked me in 2007 if Tu Baba go do that kain tin, I'll tell you never. I seriously thought he was better than that.

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joyli:

Anypen, let me ask u a question, if u are in his shoe what will u do? Gift frm someone of high authority
and u turn it down?

Av u forgotten that this people are called 'OGA ON TOP'

They made all our so call celebrities what they are today. Still they critize them, u see if u want to deal with bribe n curruption is frm the grassroot! The guy has to sit on defence because he is human. That is the society we live in. Our musician critize them with their songs, yet go to them for help.

Na oga ontop matter.

pro01:

Madam don't be so naive, or worse still, self-righteous.

Tuface had choices, but he chose RIGHT and WISE, inevitably. We're talking about a commercial pop artiste doing his thing in order to make a living for himself - in a country such as Nigeria where the lines between economy, polity, and politics are blurred, if not non-existent. He never claimed to be a 'socially conscious', revolutionary, swim-or-sink-with the masses-even-if-I-starve crusader (ala Fela, the only REAL one ever). He owes nobody any fake moralistic obligation, at the expense of his own wellbeing or career. After all, he does not hold public office.

It would have been disastrous for him, his blossoming career, and his 'new' marriage, to reject his wife's home governor's goodwill gesture merely to please some social media noisemakers and give them ammunition to scoff at the governor. Tuface is wiser than that.

In any case, you people should let him savour the feeling any newly-wed ought to. It's ridiculous to make so much noise over this matter, at the expense of the poor dude's happiness and fulfilment in the aftermath of his traditional marriage.

ANY-PEN :


this is the problem with our fathers and it is a pity we are picking after them by not seeing issues as they should be. we reason with sentiments and make decisions with 'My Oga At The Top' syndrome yet we don't know it. if our society is gonna change for the better, people are gonna have to be taken by their words especially people we call role models. 2Face is a role model any day in Nigeria and am a big fan but since he accepted those gifts, i've been very bad about about him... not because i hate him now or something but because i naturally love people with integrity and he now seems out of the league.

fluid26: @ANY-PEN

I understand that the middle of the road is the most dangerous place to be. However, that's not the case here. Tuface had consistently made his position (on government policies) known time and again. He is not guilty of any form of ambiguity.

The gifts are a form of appreciation of good music served the nation by one of it's most industrious artistes. Moreover, Akpabio has been in power long enough to amass such wealth to procure and dole out such gifts without being accused of 'lifting' them from government coffers. On another note, what can Tuface possibly do to uplift or destroy (as the case may be) Akpabio at this time? He (Akpabio) has proven to be somewhat distinctive in governance (at least in comparison with his colleagues).

Asking him to reject such honour is just absurd and uncalled for. He has worked hard to gain himself the fame & reputation and fully deserves whatever accolades that might come his way (and by extension his family). Countries with Stars like Tuface even tend to do more for his likes. In my opinion, the gifts are not even enough, considering Tuface's contribution to the Nation's accomplishment and position in the music industry in Africa and the rest of the world.