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Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has thrown his support behind Afrobeats star Davido, following widespread criticism over his recent comment on advising Nigerians in America and Black Americans against relocating to Nigeria.

TheNewsGuru.com(TNG) recalls that the singer had urged black Americans, especially Nigerians not to return home, mentioning the country’s current economic distress. This he said appearing on The Big Homies House podcast.

Davido said: “Leave America and go where? Go back where? It’s not cool back home. My country now, the economy is in shambles. ’The exchange rate is messed up. A lot of stuff not going well. The economy is not just good anymore. The pil prices are too high. Imagine a country that produces oil. We produce the oil and we paying more money for oil than a country that imports the oil”

The  singer’s remarks elicited mixed reactions from Nigerians and celebrities alike, including notable figures like Reno Omokri, broadcaster and actor Patrick Doyle and Nymat who accused Davido of being unpatriotic.

However, in a video shared on Instagram, the veteran actor, urged Nigerians to respect Davido’s right to express his views, dismissing calls for an apology.

He emphasised that Davido’s remark were made in good faith to highlight the plight of ordinary Nigerians.

“Nigerians, make una leave Davido alone about the comment he made; it’s freedom of speech and he made it in good faith.

“It is left for those in power to work harder to give us a better Nigeria. We need to build a better Nigeria,” the actor said.

Addressing demands for an apology he added, “Some people say he should apologise; apologise for what?

“He’s a Nigerian, and he made his statement in good faith. Those who criticise us want the best out of us. Davido and his family can feed well, but he speaks for other Nigerians who cannot.”

Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, has taken to social media to lament bitterly about the high number of police and military checkpoints on South East roads.

TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the veteran via his Instagram page on Wednesday disclosed that he recently travelled through the Lagos-Ibadan express road and did not see any military or police checkpoints.

He noted that commuters plying South East roads cannot travel within 200 meters with experiencing these security operatives at different checkpoints harassing and humiliating them.

The movie star cum producer further questioned the government if the high numbers of checkpoints stems from a place of  hate or dislike for indigenes of the South East.

He said, “I left Felele Olorunshogo area of Ibadan this morning at about 7.15 and this is exactly 8.15 and I am in Lagos. I found out one thing. Over a distance of 80 kilometers, I didn’t see one checkpoint, one police checkpoint or an Army checkpoint, Have you ever plied the Onitsha/Enugu expressroad. Did you ever count the number of police checkpoints or military checkpoints on Enugu-Onitsha road?

“Why is the South East militarized and policed that you cannot go for more than 200 meters without a police checkpoint. I need to ask this question because the delay in journeys and humiliation people go through needs to be pointed out. The number of police checkpoints, collection points? They humiliate our people so badly that most times people in the vehicle are asked to come down and hands up? Is this hatred? Is this dislike? This is not good. Is the South East still part of Nigeria?”