Nollywood actor and politician, Desmond Elliot was on the verge of breaking down in tears on Live TV yesterday following the backlash he is still receiving from Nigerians over his recent statement.
Recall that the actor at the Lagos State House of Rep in his submission, spoke about social media, celebrities and influencers.
the moment Desmond Elliot admitted social media was instrumental to his victory in 2015 (Video)
His controversial statement received lots of criticisms, as many Nigerian youths blasted him for referring to youths as “children.”
Desmond Elliot in a new interview on Arise TV, however, tried explaining what he meant by his statement. This came after he had earlier apologized
Watch video;
https://twitter.com/iveinzell/status/1321919195634901000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1321919195634901000%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Flailasnews.com%2Fdesmond-elliot-nigerians-reacts-to-his-new-crying-video-on-live-tv%2F
Nigerians have taken to social media to react.
See reactions below
Hon. Desmond Elliot, you can't go & report me to my father at home that u have been seeing me in a club & come back to apologise to me in the same club
Go back & stand before my father & render me my apology then it will be accepted
Go to the Assembly & apologize not twitter
— MOHNICE ⚔️ (@Mohnice_) October 29, 2020
This Lady on AriseTV giving Desmond Elliot serious attack right now🤣 werey dey vibrate.
Omo na Arise TV b our CCN now o— UPDATEBOYZ (@Updateboyx) October 29, 2020
Desmond Elliot and Judas Iscariot pic.twitter.com/j9z7R0340S
— Retzam (@dretzam) October 29, 2020
Desmond Elliot just categorically said on ARISE NEWS:
1.He is Pro #EndSARS
2. He is not in support of the social media regulation Bill
3. He believes the Youth have a right to protest
4. He condemned the Violence and killings amidst death threats he was getting— Uti Nwachukwu (@SirUTI) October 29, 2020
Discussion about this post