When Onyii Alex publicly dragged Zenco Cubana Chief Priest for not backing Peter Obi in the political moment, it wasn’t just social media sniping. Something deeper was showing — a fracture in how influence, community expectations, and political identity now intersect in Nigerian public life.
Cubana Chief Priest is not simply a nightlife personality. He’s a cultural figure whose visibility gives him social influence — which many now expect to align with collective causes, especially around trends like Obidient movements or broader calls for political change. Onyii Alex’s critique was less about individual support and more about the expectation that those with loud voices owe the public something more than entertainment.
At its heart, this moment isn’t about Peter Obi, Cubana Chief Priest, or Onyii Alex alone. It’s about how communities expect influence to translate into political alignment, and what happens when figures in culture choose to stay in the realm of art, business, and entertainment instead of joining the civic chorus.
#JaiyeWhyItMatters asks quietly beneath the tone policing and the back-and-forth:
When public influence becomes political expectation, what does it do to the idea of individual autonomy — and where do we draw the line between cultural presence and political obligation?
Jaiyeorie — this is why it matters.
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