Director-General of the National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC), Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, has urged parents not to allow their children to be influenced by the lifestyle of Lagos-based trans woman, Okuneye Idris Olarenwaju, popularly known as Bobrisky.
Runsewe, who stated this in a chat with Newsmen on Sunday, admonished parents to instill African cultures and values in their children and wards, to make them become responsible adults.
He also advised parents to always provide guidance to their children to make sure they won’t live lifestyles that would negate African cultures and values in marriage, procreation, moral decency, and respect for elders.
Runsewe further alleged Bobrisky of his plan set up the African Chapter of Gay and LGBT in Nigeria during his recently aborted birthday party with people from over 70 countries coming to attend the event.
“I will not stand and see such a character perpetrate a culture that does not conform to our African values and norms.
“If he wants to continue with that way of life, then he should leave Nigeria. Our culture does not allow such personality in our society. So he should leave Nigeria.”
Runsewe continued “Bobrisky started by saying he sells body creams, and later he went further that he got boobs. He went into many areas. He insults Nigerian women, claiming he is prettier than them. This is not African.”
“That man is destroying Nigerian children. If we are not careful, in the next few years women will no longer have boyfriends or husbands again. This is because man to man is becoming the order of the day. In Abuja today, men stand on the streets waiting to be patronised by other men.”
Runsewe said that NCAC and the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs would soon meet to continue deliberations; to seek the way forward in sensitizing the public on the so-called menace.
This is not the first time Runsewe has spoken against Bobrisky. His unrelenting obsession with the socialite has led to him spreading propaganda against her. It is unclear whether there are any basis to Runsewe’s claims. But what we are sure of is that homophobia has such a huge platform in this country that he does not mind spreading lies for no reason.
Written by Olusola Oluwatobi
