Nigerian sensational singer, Damini Ogulu, popularly known as Burna Boy, has queried the existence of Nigeria as a country, stating that it was never meant to happen, News About Nigeria reports.
He said this while speaking in an interview with Tidal on Friday.
The ‘African Giant’ described Nigeria as a result of a bad business enterprise entered into by the British, adding that it is the collateral damage of a business deal gone south.
The music superstar also expressed his concern over the socio-political challenges facing Nigeria, emphasising that the nation and its citizens often suffer the consequences of poor governance and external influences.
He stated, “Nigeria as a country was never meant to exist and it is nothing but the result of a bad business enterprise entered into by the British, nothing but the collateral damage of a business deal gone south.
“The area called Nigeria was first known as the Niger Area before the Royal Niger Company acquired it.
“After it was acquired, the Royal Niger Company decided to amalgamate the North and South as against running them as separate entities, and it was at this point that the country Nigeria was birthed.
“When the amalgamation was going to happen, the Niger Company and the British who sold Nigeria didn’t take into consideration those living in the region.
“The two entities that sold and bought the Niger Area, the people living there were nothing but collateral damage.”
Burna Boy called for more accountability and better leadership to prevent the country from being treated as expendable in global and local affairs.
