EFF leader Julius Malema has come under fire defending Nigerian musician Burna Boy, who is scheduled to perform in South Africa next week.
Burna Boy was trending on social media last week after the Tshwane Entertainment Collective spoke out about boycotting his scheduled performance at the “Africans Unite” concert set to take place in Pretoria on 24 November.
Amid the storm, Malema added his two cents and said no “mascot” is going to stop the Nigerian rapper from performing in South Africa.
Taking to his Twitter account he wrote: “Looking forward to receiving and being entertained by my brother @burnaboy here at his home called South Africa. There’s no mascot that can stop him from performing, he’s one of our own and we will protect him. We must resolutely oppose regionalism led by political illiterates.”
%%%twitter https://twitter.com/burnaboy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@burnaboyhere at his home called South Africa. There's no mascot that can stop him from performing, he's one of our own and we will protect him. We must resolutely oppose regionalism led by political illiterates.
— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema)
“I won’t be intimidated or blackmailed by bed wetting boys, welcome home @burnaboy. South Africa is a home for all Africans, kill me for defending an African brother, bloody Cowards.”
%%%twitter https://twitter.com/burnaboy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@burnaboy. South Africa is a home for all Africans, kill me for defending an African brother, bloody Cowards.
— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema)
Tweeps came guns blazing for Malema, with many saying that they regretted voting for him.
%%%twitter https://twitter.com/hashtag/malema?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#malema
— Candy Heart (@nkosibooi)
I also Regret voting for him😑my time,my energy just to be insulted by him 😑and defending again and again these people 🙄🙄 pic.twitter.com/Jt2JA3cykd
— Sikhona (@Sikhona10400602) November 15, 2019
undefinedif he's your brother nad what abotu the other refugees will you welcome them into your home or what , or are you just virtue signaling, this idiot would welcome all of africa but not anywhere near his home , your the coward.
— Clement (@CLOUDFIEND89) November 17, 2019
AKA also demanded an apology from Burna Boy, following an ugly Twitter war that saw the two rappers exchanging insults and threats.