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Olawale Olofooro, better known by his stage name Brymo, a Nigerian singer, has once more apologized publicly for his remarks about the likelihood that the South-East will produce a Nigerian president.

Due to the agitation for Biafra from influential people in the area, the musician had come under fire when he declared an Igbo presidency would merely be a “pipe dream.”

Brymo stated in the tweet, ““As long as there (are) talks by prominent people from Igboland about Biafra, an Igbo presidency will be a pipe dream.” 

Brymo, who supports Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress for president, also advised those in the southeast to run for vice president first before deciding to run for president.

His remarks had provoked angry responses on social media, with many branding him a “Igbophobe” and a bigot of the Igbo tribe.

However, Brymo apologized on Friday night via his Instagram.

Going live on social media, he said that the problem began after he voiced his view regarding the writer Chimamanda Adichie’s decision to decline national honors in favor of embracing a chieftaincy title in her hometown of Abba, Anambra State.

Apologising via his live video, he said, “I did not insult the tribe, I am sorry to anyone who it sounded as such to. I was trying to weigh into a very important matter.”

In the early hours of Monday, he however tweeted another apology saying, “Forgive my assertions that came across as bigoted spewings against the Igbo tribe, I did not mean to do harm, I am sorry!!”

His issued his first apology, after thousands of Nigerians joined a petition to prevent the artist from receiving the All Africa Music Award, where he was nominated in the category of “Songwriter of the Year.”

According to the National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission, a process has been started for the National Minimum Wage to be reviewed.

This was stated in a statement made on Sunday in Abuja by Mr. Emmanuel Njoku, the NSIWC’s Head of Public Affairs.

Njoku stated that the commission has undertaken a series of meetings and trainings in preparation for a nationwide monitoring of the Minimum Wage Act 2019 as part of the process to review the minimum wage, which would be required in 2024.

He claimed that the monitoring, which was scheduled to start on January 23, would determine the degree of compliance of both public and private enterprises and organizations.

He claims that the monitoring team will, among other things, look into whether firms maintain proper records of employee pay and working conditions.

He claimed that the monitoring, whose start date was set for January 23, would assist determine how compliant both public and private enterprises and organizations were.

He states that the monitoring team will, among other things, look into whether or not companies maintain sufficient records of the wages and working conditions of their employees.

“The exercise will enlighten the public and private employers and organisations on the economic benefits in adhering to the payment of the National Minimum Wage.

“It will also help in obtaining baseline data on remuneration policies and practices of private sector organisations in order to enrich the commission’s data bank on staff compensation.

“The monitoring exercise will cover the 36 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory,” he said.

Njoku stated that the Ministry of Labour and Employment, as well as the Ministry of Finance and National Planning, would be represented on the monitoring team for the exercise.

He lists the National Bureau of Statistics, Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Budget Office of the Federation, and Head of Service of the Federation as other stakeholders.

The spokesperson urged all branches of the federal, state, and local governments—as well as government-owned companies, businesses in the private sector, and labor unions—to work with the monitoring officers.