Laycon wants Nigerians to do better, urges them to keep praying for the country regardless of who is leading

Laycon won the 2020 Big Brother Naija Lockdown edition.

The Nigerian reality star has tackled those who have preferred not to support the current leadership of the country because their favourite candidate did not emerge winner of the 2023 presidential election.

It would be recalled that Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged winner of the 2023 presidential election, he was announced winner of the fiercely contested election on March 1.

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Since Tinubu’s ascendance as the president of the country, numerous Nigerians have wailed about the policies that are affecting the common citizens.

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Addressing the conundrum via his X (Twitter) account, Laycon decided to speak to those who are fascinated by the tedious situation the country is going through at the moment.

Speaking, Laycon admonished Nigerians to do better and desist from mocking the current leaders at the helm of leadership in the government.

On his X handle, the singer 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?”

I have always stand 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 intention is wrong.

— biọba (@itsLaycon) October 16, 2023

His post earned backlash, with many slamming him as they quizzed whether it was the “prayers and wishes” of opposition party supporters that brought the current economic hardship in the country.

Reacting to the backlash, Laycon said he was misunderstood, stressing 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 intention 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 super power of criticizing should be aimed at yourself once in a while.”

And yes, I believe our leaders are a reflection of we 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.

— biọba (@itsLaycon) October 16, 2023