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Check Out What Comedian, Josh2funny Has To Say About Visit To Osinbajo

November 7, 2021
by Wale Odunsi

The visit to the Presidential Villa in Abuja was part of the celebrations for the Nigeria Skits Industry Awards, which were organized by Bimbo Daramola, a former member of the House of Representatives.

Josh Alfred, the well-known social media comedian known as Josh2Funny, has stated that neither he nor other sketch creators who visited Vice President Yemi Osinbajo this week were compensated.

The visit to the Presidential Villa in Abuja was part of the celebrations for the Nigeria Skits Industry Awards, which were organized by Bimbo Daramola, a former member of the House of Representatives.

However, the creators of the skit were chastised online by numerous young Nigerians who accused them of destroying the youngsters by making such a visit.

In an interview with Sunday Scoop, Josh2funny said;

Not a dime was received by anyone among us for visiting the Vice President. We only took a walk around the Villa and talked to Prof Yemi Osinbajo and other representatives at the meeting about the problems bedevilling Nigerian youths.

We discussed the need for the government to do something worthwhile about the issue of police brutality, the deteriorating state of the educational system, and for permanent voter cards to be made available to all eligible voters. One of us, Taaooma, specifically took a lot of time to discuss the issue of police brutality, which affects the youth, while another skit maker, Mr Hyenana, talked about the need for improvement in the educational sector, especially at elementary and secondary levels.

We were called upon by the Nigerian Skits Industry Awards to pay a visit to the Vice President in an effort by the organisers to help us get due recognition, just like it is obtainable in the movie and music industries. Having a meeting at such level means so much for the industry, and that was why I deemed it very important to be part of the visit. However, there is no association of skit makers in Nigeria.

Actually, Nigerian skit makers are underrated and not respected because some people have tagged us ‘internet sensationalists’. The event was about changing that narrative and giving kudos to whom it is due. We work very hard to produce content, yet we are called ‘Internet sensationalists’ or ‘social media influencers’, when in fact, our art is beyond that. Some of us are comedians and some are actors. We should be referred to as ‘comedians’ or ‘online comedians.

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