A United States of America, USA, based Nigerian up-coming artiste, Sunday Ochuko Egbo, has expressed disgust at the collapse of social values in present Nigeria.
Egbo, whose stage name is Waavylevi, expressed dissatisfaction with the way the current Nigerian society is being run, lamenting that socialisation agents like the family, society and the country had failed the youths of the country.
The budding artiste, who spoke via a statement sent to journalists in Benin, Edo State capital, on Saturday from his base in Atlanta, urged young Nigerians to remain focused and look inwards to explore their God given gifts and entrepreneurial skills.
“There is no shortcut to success but the government has failed the people, the government has failed Nigerians, the society has failed and many of our parents have failed too in performing their parental responsibilities of bringing up their children.
“A lot of brilliant students have gone to school, graduated with flying colours but they don’t have jobs to do although I am not justifying that when you don’t have a job, do crime, no, they should go into other legitimate things,” he said.
Speaking on his music career, Egbo said he was influenced by his parents, who were good singers and dancers and that he started singing from his secondary schools and tertiary school days, where he formed several groups with like minds to do live shows in churches and social gathering in schools before moving out of Nigeria for greener pastures.
The Auchi Polytechnic trained Science and Laboratory Technologist said, “I started my music from the church so I have some gospel music too but the singles I have dropped so far and secular music; some of them are highlife, some reggae, I am very versatile in music so I play all genres.
“I am working on an album but I have a couple of singles now and one of them is ‘Bia’, which I just dropped some few weeks ago and I have been receiving commendation on that, I am working on my EP and I will drop a single soon. The song is all about me and where I am from”, the young artiste enthused.
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