Skit Makers Weren’t Paid For Visiting Osinbajo – Josh2Funny

Social media comic, Josh Alfred, popularly generally known as Josh2Funny, has mentioned neither he nor different skit makers who visited Vice President Yemi Osinbajo throughout the week have been paid.

 

The go to to the Presidential villa in Abuja was a part of actions for the Nigeria Skits Business Awards, organised by a former member of the Home of Representatives, Bimbo Daramola.

 

Nonetheless, the skit makers have been known as out on-line by some younger Nigerians who accused them of sabotaging the youths by occurring such go to.

 

In an interview with Sunday Scoop, Josh2funny mentioned, “Not a dime was obtained by anybody amongst us for visiting the Vice President. We solely took a stroll across the Villa and talked to Prof Yemi Osinbajo and different representatives on the assembly in regards to the issues bedevilling Nigerian youths.

 

We mentioned the necessity for the federal government to do one thing worthwhile in regards to the concern of police brutality, the deteriorating state of the tutorial system, and for everlasting voter playing cards to be made obtainable to all eligible voters.

Certainly one of us, Taaooma, particularly took numerous time to debate the problem of police brutality, which impacts the youth, whereas one other skit maker, Mr Hyenana, talked in regards to the want for enchancment within the academic sector, particularly at elementary and secondary ranges.

 

“We have been known as upon by the Nigerian Skits Business Awards to pay a go to to the Vice President in an effort by the organisers to assist us get due recognition, similar to it’s obtainable within the film and music industries. Having a gathering at such degree means a lot for the trade, and that was why I deemed it essential to be a part of the go to.

Nonetheless, there isn’t any affiliation of skit makers in Nigeria. Truly, Nigerian skit makers are underrated and never revered as a result of some individuals have tagged us ‘web sensationalists’.

The occasion was about altering that narrative and giving kudos to whom it’s due. We work very laborious to supply content material, but we’re known as ‘Web sensationalists’ or ‘social media influencers’, when in reality, our artwork is past that. A few of us are comedians and a few are actors. We ought to be known as ‘comedians’ or ‘on-line comedians’.”

 

Efforts by our correspondent to achieve Woli Agba and Taaooma proved abortive.