OMG! ‘You are an illiterate, shut up!’- Actress Ibinabo Tells 'Mr. Ibu'

According to a publication by Ynaija, President of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Ibinabo Fiberesima has responded to comic-actor, John Okafor’s comments that she should not re-contest because of her alleged mismanagement of funds received from President Goodluck Jonathan.

Ibinabo said that Okafor better known as Mr Ibu is detached from reality and that, unlike him, she doesn’t beg state government or politicians for money.

“Which money is he talking about? That is why I said he is detached from the realities on ground. When we went to visit the President, there was no money promised to anybody. We didn’t go there to beg for money as Mr. Ibu is used to doing; we didn’t do that. They push you to the extent that you say things that you don’t want to. I’m not about money, for once they should stop and think, see what my team and I have achieved in two years.”

“Mr. Ibu cannot vote for me, he does not have the power to do that. He cannot even run for office because he is not a member, and I was expecting to see the names of the members whom he referred to because I don’t know them, and I hope they are members of the Guild because we have actors who are not members.”

She also added that no amount of bad press and false allegations would hinder her from running for re-election to remain AGN president.

“You should not because of your interest in a name feel you can come out and talk off point to become relevant. When people say people should have education, it is for this kind of reason so they will know how to speak in public.”

“They think running to the press and running me down on Facebook and others will deter me. No. I was not brought up like that, I’m a very thorough breed. I will do what I have to do to get to where I am going. It is the love that I get from people whose lives I have touched that keeps me going, not those who don’t know where they are going, because every sentence they make is money, where is the money?”