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Aremu Afolayan Quits EKO 57 Amid Online Backlash; Lege Miami Urges Calm

<h4>Aremu Afolayan Quits EKO 57 Amid Online Backlash&semi; Lege Miami Urges Calm<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Nollywood actor Aremu Afolayan has officially stepped away from EKO 57&comma; the political support group he was associated with&comma; following widespread criticism over his recent statements about politics&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The controversy erupted after Afolayan publicly expressed support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu&comma; remarks that many Nigerians interpreted as insensitive to the nation’s economic and security challenges&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The backlash on social media was immediate&comma; with many users accusing the actor of being out of touch with ordinary citizens’ struggles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Responding to the criticism&comma; Afolayan issued a public apology&comma; clarifying that his comments were misunderstood and expressing regret for any offense caused&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In the midst of the online storm&comma; Adams &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Lege Miami” Kehinde&comma; a leading figure in EKO 57&comma; intervened to protect the actor&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a video message&comma; he stated&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Aremu Afolayan is no longer a member of EKO 57&period; Please stop bully&excl;ng him&period; If you want to bul&ast;y anybody&comma; come and bully me or my members&period; Leave him alone&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Lege Miami emphasized that Afolayan’s exit was meant to ease tensions&comma; not to punish him&comma; and urged followers to direct criticism at the group’s leadership if necessary&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The development shows the challenges public figures face when commenting on political matters and highlights the responsibility of both celebrities and their supporters in managing online discourse<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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