'It’s sad some people don’t want Nigeria to get better' - Laycon defends Tinubu

Big Brother Naija ‘Lockdown’ winner, Olamilekan Agbeleshe popularly known Laycon, has shown support for the Bola Ahmed Tinubu government, and has shown concern on how some supporters of the opposition parties pray and hope Nigeria fails.

Taking to his X platform, he asked his fans why some Nigerians do not want progress for their country because of political differences.

Laycon wrote: “Abeg wait to… so there are people (Nigerians, living in Nigeria) actively hoping and praying for things not to get better in this country because their preferred candidate isn’t the current President?

“To what end?”

His post was heavily criticized as some netizens accused him of indirectly supporting Tinubu because he got an appointment in his party, the APC not long ago.

Reacting to the backlash, Laycon said he was misunderstood, adding that the Nigerian leaders are a reflection of the Nigerian people.

He wrote: “I have always stood on the opinion that our leaders are a reflection of who we are as individuals. And as long as we as individuals don’t change, we’ll continue to experience what we give out. Living with the notion that disagreement means hostility and bad intentions is wrong.

“I put out a tweet concerning a conversation I had earlier today and the mentions and response to the tweet shows how much some of you do not read to understand before replying. Take a moment and think before talking or typing.

“And yes, I believe our leaders are a reflection of us as a people. We have bad leaders. Yes, but bad people become bad leaders, not the other way around. The everyday people who make life hard for everyday people need only be in power for them to become leaders.

“The fuel attendants during fuel scarcity, the POS attendants during Naira scarcity, if they become leaders what would they do? The ones earning money in dollars, do you think they pray for the exchange rate to reduce or increase? Your superpower of criticizing should be aimed at yourself once in a while.”

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