Nigerian actor and social commentator Adebowale Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has explained why he has scaled back his public criticism of government, citing fatigue from repeating the same messages, backlash from citizens, and threats he faced.
Mr Macaroni was reacting to a video posted by Wazobia FM on Tuesday, where he spoke about life threats he received over EndSARS protests.
In a series of posts on X on Wednesday, the skit maker clarified that the interview was more than two years old but maintained that the points he raised remain valid.
“Forget about the threats. My issue with us as Nigerians is how we move on quickly. We complain and move on. There is nothing I will say now that I haven’t already said hundred times over. Until we as a people are ready to fight for what is ours, saying the same thing over and over again is just TIRING,” he wrote.
In a follow-up post, he pointed to a March 2026 statement in which he described the administration of President Bola Tinubu as “the Most Useless Government in the history of Useless Governments” and said that day marked the moment he decided to take a break.
He added that a small number of politicians continue to ruin the lives of over 200 million Nigerians “so brazenly without any resistance.”
Until Nigerians abandon “survival mentality” that keeps citizens operating in survival mode rather than demanding an enabling environment for success, “then we are truly not ready,” he added.
