Following the manner in which Big Brother Naija
housemate, Kemen was disqualified from the show and
the manner he was castigated by the general public
over what appeared to be 'human mistake' the Speaker
of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly, Onofiok
Luke has urged the young man to take heart as it is not
the end of the world for him.
Kemen was alleged to have inappropriately touched
fellow housemate, TBoss while she slept.
He wrote:
"I have never really watched the big brother Nigeria, I only
follow it activities on the social media. Up until this
evening Kemen our son was celebrated online by fans
and followers of BBN from our very Akwa Ibom but
suddenly, a breaking news of his disqualification from the
house and the whole narrative changed and the social
Media is now saturated with different stories and
versions about Kemen and his disqualification.
Many who before now had celebrated Kemen are in a
hurry to crucify him for his mistake(s).
My take here is not to hold brief for Kemen and whatever
he might have done to merit his disqualification (which I
am yet to know) but to reflect on how difficult it is to be
in the spotlight in our clime --the fear of failing,--the fear
of making mistakes,--the fear of mockery and the most
dreaded of them all --the fear of inua Uyo.
We are all
humans and are all prone to mistakes but when we are
not the affected we engage sanctimonious disposition
that tends to confer sainthood.
For Kemen, take solace even in the biblical story of Jesus
on His triumphant entry to Jerusalem on Palm Sunday
where the song on the lips of everyone was hallelujah,
but that song on those same lips changed the following
period to a condemnation and shout of crucifixion.
All the same da yong di ke ikot " idiok owo" ibaha.
When you are on the spotlight in my town you need to
pray heavily for the grace of God to preserve you and to
lead you not into temptation because anything otherwise
mbio usaak owo mkpo eyoyoho Isong. They can make
you run and leave town."
