When I posted about the Nigerian celebrities jumping on the wagon of the #ALSIceBucketChallenge here, I expressed surprise that not one of them thought to create a challenge for Ebola awareness, Cancer, or any cause of their choice. Rather, it was copy copy all the way.
Now some of their colleagues are speaking out. And their complaints range from lack of drinking water in Africa, to reminders of real African diseases that need charity funding.
Yvonne Nelson, Charles Novia and Joselyn Dumas have slammed the lack of introspection that made stars like Genevieve Nnaji, Don Jazzy, Peter PSquare, Davido, and Iyanya, take part in the #icebucketchallenge.
See their social media comments below...
YVONNE NELSON
JOSELYN DUMAS
#ALSicebucketchallenge all good, but what are we doing about our own issues here in Africa? #cholera #Ebola #malaria... Good morning
— Joselyn Dumas (@Joselyn_Dumas) August 22, 2014
We are the government buddy, change and awareness starts from us as individuals. Case and point is #ALSicebucketchallenge @Culture_GH
— Joselyn Dumas (@Joselyn_Dumas) August 22, 2014
How about #cholerashowmehowyouwashurhandchallenge.We have no reason doing #ALSIceBucketChallenge.@okodjoe @Uru_Eke
— Joselyn Dumas (@Joselyn_Dumas) August 22, 2014
If we really want to raise #awareness on issues, we can start with #malaria#ebola#cholera oh what about the #ChibokGirls #letsgetrealguys
— Joselyn Dumas (@Joselyn_Dumas) August 22, 2014
Show me one person who has died almost instantly of #als in Africa and I'll show you thousands dying of #malaria#cholera#ebola..
— Joselyn Dumas (@Joselyn_Dumas) August 22, 2014
Don't get me wrong I'm all for the cause for change and awareness on issues
— Joselyn Dumas (@Joselyn_Dumas) August 22, 2014
Never said they ain't...but u pick the speck from ur eye first before you pick the log from someone else's is all I'm saying@ab_boateng
— Joselyn Dumas (@Joselyn_Dumas) August 22, 2014
CHARLES NOVIA
I am sorry to say but our Nigerian Artistes are something else at times. The Ice bucket thing for ALS is a good example of their cootishness
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) August 21, 2014
They just want to trend on what foreign artistes do for a good cause. In Nigeria, they do it mostly for self-serving photo - ops. Sheesh!
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) August 21, 2014
I'm sure most Naija artistes pouring tepid water on themselves think ALS means another new version of an SUV from the look of their pics
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) August 21, 2014
Disease wey dey kill una people for here na EVD. Una nor take picture with sanitiser or showing that una dey wash hands to spread awareness
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) August 21, 2014
Na ALS wey be slow killer and nor even affect una people much na im una dey pour iceless water for una body? To prove wetin? Say una baff?
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) August 21, 2014
Really! Must you do it because it's trending? If you must follow the USA lead, then come together for Ebola. Dove tail on that.
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) August 21, 2014
It's really irritating, sha. And when you point it out, they will say you are yarning opata. When na dem start the opata wey cause the yarn
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) August 21, 2014
Enough of this second - class mentality. Find the originality for positivity in your inner recesses. Don't do it cos Dre or Beyonce did it.
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) August 21, 2014
As usual, my opinion is basically my opinion. If e pain anyone, er. .er..pour ice water for your body? Eh? Lol. God bless.
— charles novia (@charlesnovia) August 21, 2014
Ain't that the truth!
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