POPULAR Nigeria comedian, Basketmouth has expressed frustration over the current state of Nigeria's economy and the leadership of the country.
The comedian made his opinion known during an interview with the African Muzik Magazine Awards (AFRIMMA), sharing his concern over the rising inflation and the depreciation of the naira.
He said, "There's nothing that can happen, quote me anywhere. Think about it, in 1970, the year I was born, it was one naira to a dollar and this year it's one dollar to 1600 naira. There was never a time from that time to date that the dollar crashed and went back to what it was and stayed there. It has never happened; think about it."
Basketmouth also noted that he suspected the Government was deliberately trying to make things worse for Nigeria so they could flee the country and thereby increase the price of obtaining a passport.
“I suspect that our Government planned this thing to make the Nigerian population suffer. So that when they suffer they can now want to japa, then they will increase the price of the passport and they'd make money," said the actor.
Sarcastically, he added, "It's not like I've given up hope; I'm hopeful. Maybe one day, the country will be better. Let's all believe in that pipe dream. It's done, it's over."