Nigerian Comedian Bright Okpocha, known by his stage name Basketmouth, has finally extended an apology to his colleague Ayodeji Richard Makun, popularly referred to as AY, bringing an end to their 17-year-long feud.
The longstanding rift between AY and Basketmouth has been widely discussed in the media.
In a May 2023 interview with media personality Chude Jideonwo, AY attributed the cause of their dispute to a business deal gone awry back in 2006.
However, as Basketmouth works on selling tickets for his upcoming show in November, he took the initiative to seek forgiveness from AY and others he may have offended.Assuming responsibility for the lengthy discord, the comedian shared a video on his Instagram page on Monday, publicly tendering his apology.
He said;
“Now to all the people in the industry and beyond that I have offended. I’m saying this to you right now from the bottom of my heart, I’m genuinely sorry please forgive me.
To the people that have accused me of doing things that have affected their careers in one way or the other, I’m not going to accept or deny these allegations, but God knows the truth. But regardless, please forgive me from the bottom of my heart.
“Now to my guy AY, I don’t know if my apology is still valid right now but if it is, please forgive me for whatever I have done or said in the past that affected you in any way forgive me. And I want you to know that I have forgiven you for whatever you have done or said knowingly or unknowingly. It’s gone, and I just wanted us to live in peace and harmony.
“Now for the people who are assuming that this apology video is birthed because I have a show coming up on the 26th of November, I will like to say you are absolutely correct. I’m trying to sell tickets for my show but I’m also sorry for everything that I have done.”