Actor and comedian Okey Bakassi has defended his decision to host a fundraising dinner for Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The actor and his colleague Kate Henshaw came under fire on social media after a video of them hosting a fundraising dinner for foUzodimma’s re-election on Thursday night went viral.
While some defended them, others argued that the duo campaigned for Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi in the 2023 election and should not have hosted a dinner for an opposition party.
Reacting in a video shared via Instagram on Friday, Okey Bakassi stated that hosting the event was a business decision and he is a professional MC. He added that his decision to host the event should not be a subject of public opinion.
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“I’m surprised, why are we trending? Is it that people don’t know that we are professional MCs? Or is it because you don’t use our services you think nobody else will use our services? It doesn’t matter whether you are APC, PDP, Labour Party, Christian, Muslim, or Pegan, if you have an event and you need it to be done professionally, you know look for people who will give you value for money and this is where we come in, aim not going to discriminate based on your religion or political affiliation or even gender to do a professional job that’s what I’ve been doing for 30 years.
“I’m sure those who are close to me know how I voted in the last election and those that I voted, those who are close to me know where my heart is politically is not something that I need to explain every. I am a professional and I do my job well. I still have jobs that I don’t like to do, but it is up to me the ones that I won’t do, I’ll choose that, it is not subject to public opinion,” he said.
