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– Nigerians on social media are currently dragging Desmond Elliot over his recent remarks about social media during a sitting in the Lagos House of Assembly
– A video surfaced of the actor/politician addressing the House in which he condemned the way Nigerians make use of social media
– Celebrities including Uche Jombo, Don Jazzy and Lala Akindoju have reacted to his statements
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Nollywood turned politician, Desmond Elliot is currently catching heat online after he made a contribution during a plenary session at the Lagos House of Assembly where he stated that Nigerian youths make use of social media to promote hate speech.
Elliot who is trending on social media has attracted heavy criticisms over his statements and it appears some of his colleagues are taking a public stand on the matter.
Uche Jombo whose old movie clip with Elliot has been trending online, shared her thoughts on the matter.
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The celebrities expressed their disapproval of Elliot’s comments.
Photo credit: Desmond Elliot, Uche Jombo, Don Jazzy, Symply Simi/Instagram
Source: Instagram
When a fan tried to suggest she may not be in good terms with Elliot, Uche was quick to shut it down.
She tweeted:
“He’s actually a friend, I can disagree with him too because I am aware we all amplified #EndSARS as feed up Nigerians not as celebrities.”
Actress, Lala Akindoju, held no words back as she expressed her disappointment in the actor/filmmaker.
She wrote:
“Honestly I’m more than disappointed in Desmond Elliot. I’m so shocked. Anyway, we have been praying that God should expose the real state of mind of our leaders. Now we know how he really processes things. I pray the people he looks forward to representing in 2023 remember today.”
See tweet below:
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Singer Simi went all in on the HOA member.
“Cousin Desmond should have used the same energy to fight for us. Now he’s collecting money, we’re “children”. You can see it’s not about age. You can be 22 years old and wicked. “Celebrities yen yen”…they didn’t vote for celebs, they voted for you sir.”
Don Jazzy’s disappointment in Elliot appeared to have made him speechless while Skales was pretty clear about his feelings towards the actor. Praiz on the other hand, made it known Elliot was officially ‘cancelled’.
See their tweets below:
Meanwhile, winners of the first season of Ultimate Love show, Kachi and Rosie, recently left tongues wagging on social media after reports surfaced claiming the couple had split – just like a few other ex-guests of the show.
In a new video shared to his Instagram page, Kachi appears to have squashed any breakup speculations going around the internet.
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