Comedian Okey Bakassi has defended why he was a co-host at the fundraising dinner by Imo Governor Hope Uzodimma, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
He hosted the dinner with colleague, Kate Henshaw.
Uzodinma, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), held a fundraising dinner on Thursday, the same day the Supreme Court affirmed President Bola Tinubu as the winner of the 2023 election and dismissed the appeals of his major contenders Peter Obi of Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Their decision to host the event prompted reactions from some Nigerians who were displeased with the act.
Reacting in a video shared via Instagram on Friday, Okey Bakassi re-emphasised that it is his sole decision to make as to taking up a job or not adding that he is a professional MC whose job requires him to take up hosting jobs irrespective of political constraint. religion or ethnic.
He said: “I’m surprised, why are we trending? Is it that people don’t know that we are professional MCs? Or is it because you don’t use our services you think nobody else will use our services?
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“It doesn’t matter whether you are APC, PDP, Labour Party, Christian, Muslim, or Pegan, if you have an event and you need it to be done professionally, you know look for people who will give you value for money and this is where we come in, aim not going to discriminate based on your religion or political affiliation or even gender to do a professional job that’s what I’ve been doing for 30 years.
“I’m sure those who are close to me know how I voted in the last election and those that I voted, those who are close to me know where my heart is politically is not something that I need to explain every.
“I am a professional and I do my job well. I still have jobs that I don’t like to do, but it is up to me the ones that I won’t do, I’ll choose that, it is not subject to public opinion.”