Since Desmond Elliot, revealed his decision to contest for the Lagos State House of Assembly seat, he has gone under public scrutiny over their political ambition, many also doubting his ethnicity.
Since the popular Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot, set his eyes on the Lagos State House of Assembly, the bone of contention has been on the name ‘Olushola’ which he has adopted.
Until recently, a lot of Nigerians did not know the actor is a Yoruba man till his campaign posters surfaced online. In a chat with NE, the actor said that he has never denied his ethnicity. He said that while growing up, the name everybody called him was Shola.
“Where I grew up in Surulere they know me by the name Shola and that is what they call me. I use Desmond Elliot which is my first and last name for my profession basically because I wanted to remain neutral, you could not tell where I come from. It is not because I am ashamed of where I come from. If I was, I would not be involved in Yoruba films or any Yoruba events neither will my kids have Yoruba names,” he said.
For those who still doubt his roots, the dark skinned movie producer said that his father is from Lagos Island while his mother is from Delta State.
Elliot said, “In the interviews that I have done, I have never denied that I am Yoruba, I always mentioned my names. People have always guessed where I come from and I left it open because truthfully I am a Nigerian. I am a Yoruba man and I would never deny other tribes that I have come in contact with. I am Yoruba by birth, I schooled in the North, I married someone from the South and my mother is from Delta State.
“I am from Olowogbowo in Lagos Island; it is not something that is hidden. I tell people that say I don’t identify with the Yoruba race that I do so because I have done several Yoruba movies. At what point did the name become an issue, have I not been a worthy citizen of Lagos State?”
while we want to know dipper about this matter is that me personal i dont want to have anything with igbos in my life because they are full of epocracy and they are betrayer and i dont want to see my state to be spoil because they are ready to spoil it those bastard people lagos did not spoil during our forefather and we truly lagosian we are going to fight for more development in our ancestor land even right from the beginning of nigeria we are the most civilize ethnic in the country but those bastard people are saying they are the people who developed my state while most igbo state are local and lack of development even during the first republic of nigeria is Nnamdi Azikiwe have any achievement but chief obafemi awolowo a man who full of achievement a political moses we truly lagosian will take this matter unforgettable and alert our comming generation eko oni baje,o baje ti.
ReplyDeletethis is how its started in ogun state where gbenga daniel an isoko claim ogun citizen and misappropriating their wealth i hope that cannot happen again talk alone lagos kojo leko can you tell us the root of your family in lagos esugbayi likewise gov fashola
ReplyDeletein which family tree are you from in lagos state
ReplyDeleteHonestly the guy has all the physical features of a Yoruba man and I have been very curious about this since I have been seeing his movie. Do you really think there are many Ibo men that look like him?
ReplyDeleteLook may be deceptive but I the guy may be telling the truth.