Nigerian comedian and actor Bovi Ugboma, has opened up on his relationship with fellow colleague, Bright Okpocha, also known as Basketmouth.
While speaking in an interview, Bovi explained that there is no ongoing feud or rift between them, stating that hey both just drifted apart.
Bovi further explained that there was a shift in his focus, which led him to invest in other interests and his family.
“I’m cool with Basketmouth, nothing happened. I’ve answered this question before. You get what I’m saying. Interests changed, especially for me. You know, I wanted to focus more, spend more time with my family. I wanted to also elevate myself. I easily get bored with things. So when I’m doing something for too long, I try to do something else,” he stated.
Bovi also explained the need for independence. He revealed that he wanted to be able to grow professionally and financially as an independent creator.
”So as you know, I started to do films. I went back to TV, and then I wanted to build my own brand in the sense that I needed people. I needed the world to know that I can stand with the mic endlessly by myself and talk. You know, also, there’s the, I also started to think of stuff like when I blow the whistle and say, I’m having an Eko hotel, it fills up. So why should I go and share money? Why should we be many doing one show? And then I guess I can keep all the money myself,” he added.