Adebowale Adedayo, also known as Mr. Macaroni, is a Nigerian actor and social commentator. He has explained why he has reduced his public criticism of the government, citing threats, citizen backlash, and exhaustion from repeating the same messages.
Mr. Macaroni was responding to a video that Wazobia FM released on Tuesday in which he discussed receiving death threats due to EndSARS demonstrations.
The skit creator clarified that the interview was over two years old in a series of posts on X on Wednesday, but he insisted that the issues he brought up are still relevant.
He wrote;
“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.”
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.”
“I have been persecuted and vilified since I started speaking up against Government. Threats are a usual occurrence. Please don’t mix things up. I am only tired of saying the same thing over and over again. When Nigerians are finally ready, I will be ready too! But till then, please let me continue enjoying my break by redefining myself and Art, which I love as dearly as I love Nigeria.”
“Nigeria is a very funny country. Nigerians are also very funny. And I say this with all seriousness, because I’m not so happy about how things have been. And you keep talking, and it seems like you are the troublesome person. It seems like na you be the—the same Nigerians that you speak for turn against you. They start to fight you.”
Speaking about his activities after #EndSARS, Mr Macaroni said he continued to speak out despite threats to his life and concerns raised by his family.
“So, you know, End SARS came at risk to my life, threats here and there, serious threats. My family, no time, they were every time calling me, crying, ‘Debo, please. Debo, please.’ Every—every blessed time, my mother. Every blessed time. It was so bad they wanted to fly me out of the country. I said, ‘For what? I’m not running anywhere,’” he said.
“And I didn’t—I didn’t go silent after End SARS. I still came out. I said, ‘We must vote wisely.’ I did series of videos, series of tweets, series of—and not only me, a lot of other people too did, saying, ‘Vote wisely. Do this, do that wisely.’ And I said, ‘Okay, this is the person me I will vote for.’ I did not say vote—everybody should go and vote for this person,” he said.
He said the response to his position included insults and abuse.
“See curse, see insult. ‘You are a omo ale, you are this one, you are that one.’ Now, everybody—people vote. Whether, uh, rig, I no know, there no rig, e—e no concern me, but president dey, yes or no? E dey.”
“Now , everything don dey as e be. Is affecting me too. But what—okay, okay, oya, what should I come and say again now.”
I truly understand what Mr Macaroni is saying because, ultimately, how can you keep fighting for the people if they are not supporting you by speaking out as well? It’s exhausting to carry the weight alone, and without collective support, it becomes even more challenging to stand up and make a difference. His decision to step back is a reminder of the importance of unity and shared voices in the fight for change.
