Aspiring Artistes Involve In Rituals For Fame – Alibaba » Naijaloaded

Veteran Nigerian actor and comic, Akunyota Akpobome, aka, Alibaba, has lamented the rise in ethical decadence amongst younger artistes within the nation.

His feedback got here amid rising public outrage over the allegations of abuse suffered by the late 27-year-old singer Ilerioluwa Olademeji, also referred to as Mohbad, till his demise on September 12.

While talking with Channels Television on the subject “young people and peer pressure,” Alibaba stated that artistes not care concerning the values and virtues they’ve been introduced up with, saying that their sole focus is on changing into well-known in any respect prices.

According to him, younger artistes should at the start discover their function and religiously maintain onto it no matter something.

Alibaba stated:

“For me, there are some issues that you wouldn’t wish to do, and you have to keep it up. It is identical factor with a few of these artists — a few of them do rituals now.

“As an artiste, you have to outline your function, you have to maintain on to some sturdy values you’ve been introduced up with.

“If you are someone who is in a position with your creative abilities, you don’t need that kind of pressure. You don’t need somebody making you sign or take an oath for you to be creative.”

According to the performer, there’s a sturdy want to change into well-known and profitable that’s displacing some artistes core ideas, and “this is where peer pressure sets in”.

“People just want to blow; they want to be seen, they want to be heard, they want to make money, they want to belong. And because of that, they step back from the values they have been brought up with and do what they shouldn’t do,” he added.