Tyrant student leader and
struggling musician, Cyril Umoren better known as CYX (he is the one on the right in the pix above) assaulted a journalist,
Nelson Nseabasi (left) last week Thursday. CYX who is currently a political appointee
serving in Mkpat Enin Local Government Council slapped Mr. Nseabasi for
purportedly failing to attend the inauguration of the University of Uyo chapter
of National Association of Akwa Ibom State Students (NAAKISS) held in the town
campus of the university.
The incident took place at
an entertainment stakeholders meeting convened at the instance of music star,
Mista Xto. Nelson had approached CYX to apologize for his inability to attend
the NAAKISS show which had the attendance of entertainment heavyweights like
Moses Armstrong, Mista Xto, and Icekid, only for an argument to ensue which led
to Nelson being slapped by the perennial NAAKISS Worldwide president. CYX who
is the crooner of ‘Akwa Ibom Girl’ went as far as ordering the journalist to
kneel which he bluntly refused.
Narrating his ordeal to www.CONNOISSEURng.com, Nelson who is
the advert executive of popular celebrity/lifestyle magazine, E-101 said he
thinks CYX had him in mind over a long time. Hear him “CYX has a longstanding
beef with me and the entire crew of my magazine (E-101). Back in early 2012, my
magazine had done a round-up analysis of the events and people that shaped 2011
both negatively and positively in the entertainment industry. In the report, it
was stated that a NAAKISS show put up by CYX was a flop because it couldn’t
hold after all the hype and top-notch headliners. He was infuriated by the report
but we only did our job.”
Nelson who is also an
on-air-personality divulged further, saying “He has threatened us on four
different occasions on the same subject. In the last one where he assaulted me,
he mentioned the same thing but decided to use my absence at his NAAKISS event
as a cover up. It is my prerogative to attend events; I was only trying to be
courteous for not making to his event. If he felt the magazine’s report was
untrue, all he needed to have done would have been for him to ask us to retract
the story and publish a rejoinder or risk court action but he never did it. He
instead decided to embark on threatening us which shows how uncivilized he is”.
Some of entertainment
bigwigs in Akwa Ibom State who spoke to this reporter on condition of anonymity
said CYX is known for that. One of the stakeholders said CYX has a low-self
esteem which is why he employs violence and big-mouthedness at any place he
goes to in order to hide his complex problem.
I, Personally don't like the person of CYX or whatever you guys call him. I begin to wonder the crop of leaders we're grooming to take over positions of authority in Nigeria. We as youths are always quick to lay blames on our elders for failing us. That Nigeria have been hampered by bad leadership, moral decadence, hunger, poverty, insecurity and deep-rooted corruption. That Our leaders tell lies under oath and trust in deceitful words. They make promises, break them and worship gods. But let's ask ourselves, are we not walking on this same path?
ReplyDeleteAnother point I have to raise here is that entertainers have people who manage their PR. Some of us in this part of the country feels that things work just like that. This is why the Yorubas will continue to rule in the industry.
Unless and until we oppose to the leadership styles of people like CYX, the challenges of leadership, the country can never move forward. I wonder what he will tell the younger ones as advice when he himself has been one messy controvesy or the other as young as he is, the worst of all giving himself a lifetime President of NAAKIS.
I cry for our generation! Let us not feel shy to address the issue of bad leadership in our dear country. Let's make our views read and heard.