{"id":119414,"date":"2023-02-27T16:33:17","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=119414"},"modified":"2023-02-27T16:33:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:33:17","slug":"why-i-maintained-silence-amid-elections-burna-boy-finally-opens-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/02\/27\/why-i-maintained-silence-amid-elections-burna-boy-finally-opens-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I maintained silence amid elections &#8211; Burna Boy finally opens up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Afrobeat sensation, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2023\/02\/26\/burna-boy-dragged-to-filth-over-comment-on-ongoing-presidential-election\/\"><strong>Burna Boy<\/strong><\/a>, has finally opened up on the reason for his silence amid the Presidential and House of Assembly elections.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to his Instagram story, the Grammy winner expressed confusion as to why Nigerians are expecting him to speak out about the elections.<\/p>\n<p>Burna Boy maintained that he does not have a personal preference for any candidate in the elections. He added that the reason for his silence is to avoid misleading Nigerians into making a wrong choice and later facing criticism for it.<\/p>\n<p>He ended by clamouring for a free and fair election that will enable the best man to win.<\/p>\n<p>In his words:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I dunno why its such a big deal to some Nigerians that i\u2019ve not been vocal about the elections. Personally I don\u2019t have a candidate that i believe in.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I\u2019ve never supported any political party or candidate in my life because I don\u2019t want to make you vote and then blame me when the persons f#cks up as usual. That being said, I hope all votes count and the best man wins.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See the post below:<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-119415\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/makky\/2023\/02\/27\/BURNA-BOY-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"373\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/makky\/2023\/02\/27\/BURNA-BOY-1.png 373w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/makky\/2023\/02\/27\/BURNA-BOY-1-218x300.png 218w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/makky\/2023\/02\/27\/BURNA-BOY-1-150x207.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 373px) 100vw, 373px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He also shared his chat with a man who slid into his DM to assert that many people thought he would project a candidate hence he sings about societal ills in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>See beneath:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-119418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/makky\/2023\/02\/27\/burna-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"320\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/makky\/2023\/02\/27\/burna-2.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/makky\/2023\/02\/27\/burna-2-168x300.jpg 168w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/makky\/2023\/02\/27\/burna-2-150x268.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-119417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/makky\/2023\/02\/27\/burna.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"313\" height=\"561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/makky\/2023\/02\/27\/burna.jpg 313w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/makky\/2023\/02\/27\/burna-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/02\/makky\/2023\/02\/27\/burna-150x269.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 313px) 100vw, 313px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afrobeat sensation, Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has finally opened up on the reason for his silence amid the Presidential and House of Assembly elections. Taking to his Instagram story, the Grammy winner expressed confusion as to why Nigerians are expecting him to speak out about the elections. 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