Nigerian superstar Burna Boy has confirmed that he refused offers of money from top Zanu-PF officials to wear a scarf as an endorsement of President Emmerson Mnangagwa during his last visit to Zimbabwe.
The Grammy award winning singer performed for an hour at a filled-to-capacity Belgravia Sports Club in Harare last month.
At the event in Harare, he was supported by stars like Jah Prayzah, DJ Arnold Mduli popularly known as Kyotic and South African based model and television presenter Robinson Kimberly
After the concert, award winning journalist Hopewell Chin’ono reported that Deputy Sports Minister Tinomudaishe Machakaire and newly elected Mabvuku councillor Scott Sakupwanya offered Burna Boy a lot of money for him to wear Mnangagwa’s scarf. But he resisted.
In a recent interview on New Music Daily, Burna Boy is heard confirming that he resisted the offers because he did not want to be associated with politics.
“I have turned down things that even a greater man than me could not turn down. Because I do not want any involvement in politics and trickery,” he said.
“You know I have already made my stance clear. There is no reason for surprise.”
Asked about where he got the capacity to reject those lots of money, the music superstar said: “It’s natural. It is who I am. It’s just what it is. If you don’t like fishing, you don’t like it.”
Burna Boy who is known for his stance against oppressive systems is one of the world’s top celebrities who endorsed the #ZimbabweanLivesMatter hashtag in 2020.
The hashtag trended forcing advocacy networks, celebrities and politicians across the world to take information on rights abuses in Zimbabwe and mount pressure on Mnangagwa’s government to act.
hamuna imwe nyaya here iyi tanzwa nayo
Mollin Baradze hanzi kune rori yema cooking oil yadonha huyai mu nhonge🙄
Trust Sibandah zviri nane at least
Icho chakaramba kuitiswa
Malven Cheks anambwa hamuna plan busy kuswerera makuhwa senyika munoti todya izvozvo
Solos Rubatika unomama iwe horo yako
Solos Rubatika ndezvako zvekupenga izvo
Massage to all public figures out there
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Zanu pf is not a desperate political organization it has the full backing of loyal Zimbabweans who helped in winning the war against colonialism and colonialists
Josiah Maforo Zanu pf is really desperate for recognition, offering money to young non citizens
Tony Sibanda but has the backing of illustrious sons and daughters who always vote it in to power
Josiah Maforo rigging pf
Josiah Maforo usanyepere vanhu
Josiah Maforo you and i both know zanu of steals our votes, brutalise citizens to instill fear and lies to people about a lot of things hazvisi zvinyowane izvo. Haikona kuda kuzvisimbisa nenhema. Only those who benefit from corruption backed by zanu pf support it otherwise the rest tiri kuona nhamo we are tired of your zanu pf just leave already and give others a chance to lead not zvekutonga izvo ahhh
Raviro Yashe and ready to do the same again come 2023 plebiscite Zanu pf can’t wait to retake power
Josiah Maforo loyal meaning what . Voting opposition considering the state of our country shows loyalty than voting zanu. How can u vote pple who print bond notes , 15bln no arrests . Nzenza rushwaya u name them , are walking around freely and u talk of loyalty . Loyal to who . Zanu is desperate more than the word itself .
Josiah Maforo its all about power to them not about leading us to prosperity. Hamuguti neiko
Chamunorwa Shoniwa are you coming home to vote mkoma kkkk me am on the ground in Zimbabwe not a refugee somewhere
I m in Zim josiah . Leadership mus jus perform irrespective of who is in charge . 2018 zvakanzi free education isina kuuya . Now toudzwa zvefree education 2023 . Politicians must be held accountable for what they promise pple
Zanu pf did not fight the liberation war on its own and we all know the history, we all know it’s a criminal organisation meant to Kill,steal and destroy.
We all know they’re desperate to cling to power 🧐.
Register to vote out these clowns
Josiah Maforo u a dreaming,that party is desperate
Josiah Maforo 🤣🤣🤣🤣 rubbish…absolute rubbish (in the voice of Mugabe)
Josiah Maforo serious those who loves Zanu Pf are absent minded l have never ever love d Zanu pf we are suffering just because of this lazy party
Nqoba Ngwenya As long as you not a registered voter you are as good as dead
Josiah Maforo I have already registered let’s hope you guys you don’t rig the election results
Nqoba Ngwenya All the best of luck, safe
Josiah Maforo fokofu iwe
Did you not mean “fool backing” where u wrote “full backing”???
Josiah Maforo give and share wit fellow africans whatever you smoke i guess even here on this platform even zuckeberg wont save your ass let me see if u right,only comments will prove if wat u saying is true
Chigovanyika Prosper good morning Prosper may I please remind you that Zanu pf is a mass party
Josiah Maforo Zanu pf is no longer a mass party but yatove kumanikidza macitizens.hakuna munhu achiri kuda nezvayo,nhamo nekuuraya vanhu nekushaya hanya nevavari kutungamirira ndozvavo,achiri kuida zanu anoda operation yebrain cz haana kukwanq
Some people have morals and can’t be bought.
Ibhinya uyu. Akatiza attempted murder nerape kuNigeria masvondo apera ayo. Akatizira Spain
Well done my brother
Kupa mubvakure mari yekupfeks scarf hamadzako hadzina kana cooking oil
Good boy
MaZanu give me the money
Why am I no surprised
He saved his brand from corrosion
Good move
But akanhonga bra
Zanu pf is busy building schools, hospitals, dams ,roads etc. and you are busy fighting for a musician whom you dnt even own, that alone shows us you are a bunch of confused Satanists who dnt have anything productive to show us . Prove your worth to the electorate and let your projects speak by themselves, a country needs development not stupid drama.
Solos Rubatika vagara ibasa ravo kutovaka nyika hapana chinoshamisira about that. Vari kutoba vachihwanda nekuti tiri kuvaka. Where us the working cancer machine yavakati irimo munyika? Busy kuvaka zvipatara zvisina kana oaracet vakumhanya mhanya nhasi bcz its almost election tym vaivepi all along. After all imari yedu yavari kuvaka nayo dont speak like vari kutivatsira. Its something they should have been doing for the past 42 years
Solos Rubatika schls where . Dams my foot . Pple are starving uko .
Solos Rubatika are you alright upstairs? Building all those things where? You should have said Zanu pf is busy looting the country dry. People are dying in hospitals and on roads children are learning in mud structures and under trees then you come here to say this rubbish
Solos Rubatika ukanzi Bata ma satanists ungabate opposition here kana kuti Zanu 😂😂😂
Solos Rubatika Busy fighting progress of the nation is like supporting poverty to continue ruling the nation even if the devil packs his bags & leave Zim citizens ll still fight themselves at the end nothing ll stand let’s wake up Africa ✔️
Solos Rubatika Tipe picture 1 zvayo yechikoro chirikuvakwa ne Zanu unless varikuvaka kuhope dzako
Solos Rubatika where is it building schools maybe I may go there which hospital by the way remind me
Solos Rubatika unorwara irikushandisa gvtmnt funds wanzwaaa,mari dzedu dzatobhadhara tax so usanyepera kuita sekut zanupf as a party inechainacho cheku campenesa,as for e opp inga vanorambidzwa wani kuwana forign fund so u expect em to get money frm where
Solos Rubatika kkkkk zvauchaputika nehasha nyika ndopasisina wangu..kunge tirikuhondo..muite muchifamba Zim yese musafumga kuti mbudzi roundabout zvaita
hatinei naye burnaboy uyo akadhakwa haana kana chaanovaka munyika yedu
Attention seeking zvako iwe Zanu yawora
Register to vote out these clowns
Dzotogwarawo idzi njere chayidzo Zimbabwe is just finished simple Zanu kudii chayaita
Kkkk we are starting to build our clinic now in our area ourself so which school are and dam are u talking obout you idiot lm sure you are mental
Solos Rubatika you’re sick wena, schools are not built by political parties, they’re built by the tax payers money. You’re stupid enough because ZANU uses your tax money to campaign to you and you vote for them. It’s not ZANU money building schools it’s every Zimbabwean’s money , stop this system of monopolyzing everything.
Solos Rubatika you are a joke 🤣
Welldone young man
😂 😂 Zanu pf must make their Burna boy and give him scarf. Why they didn’t invite him at first they always want to put their nose in someone’s business
Who is Burna Boy?
Usanyepa iwe taneta nazvo izvo
So????
zvichaita kuti paite change here
Aaaaaaaa nonsense
Nhema dzako . I spoke to him akazviramba
takutoda adzoke futi
Me and zanu pf we arrest job sikhala the top mutengesi hopeless knows us we will finish you