Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha popularly known as BasketMouth has surprised many after he announced that he would be changing his stage name from BasketMouth to Onyekwere.

According to the funnyman, the name would only last until the end of elections in the country.

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The father of four made this announcement via his Instagram page where he explained in details the reason behind his decision.

He wrote: “SPECIAL PUBLIC. ANNOUNCEMENT. DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE ARE IN A CAMPAIGN SEASON AND UNAVOIDABLY SOME POLITICIANS WILL BE TALKING ANYHOW. THEREBY EARNING THEM THE TAG ‘BASKETMOUTH’ BY THE ONLINE COMMUNITY. I HAVE DECIDED TO CHANGE MY STAGE NAME TO ‘ONYEKWERE’ UNTIL AFTER THE ELECTIONS. GENERAL PUBLIC AND CLIENTS. OWING ME MONEY, PLEASE TAKE NOTE. SIGNED: ONYEKWERE.”

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