Discussing her childhood, she said, “I’m the last child. I schooled in Owerri; with the help of my mum.I finished school. I did what I had to do. I left Owerri in 2016.”
Big Brother Naija season 4 champ, Mercy Eke, has tended to the individuals who savage her due to her Igbo complement.
In a meeting with media character, Taymesan, distributed on Friday, Mercy uncovered why she talks with an Igbo accent.
The Imo-conceived unscripted television star noticed that she was conceived and raised in Owerri, the state capital, and that has impacted her discourse.
“I was born in Owerri. I did everything in Owerri. In fact, I left Owerri in 2016,” Mercy said.
Discussing her childhood, she said, “I’m the last child. I schooled in Owerri; with the help of my mum.I finished school. I did what I had to do. I left Owerri in 2016.”
“I’m saying this because some people really don’t know. When they talk about my accent, Igbo accent, I look at them and say, ‘how do you want me to speak?’
“I schooled in Owerri, primary and secondary. It was only the National Youth Service that made me leave Owerri. How do they expect me to speak?”
She, nonetheless, added that she’d not be moved by what individuals say regarding her on account of her innovation.
The business visionary said, “This is me. I’m confident. This is me. I’ve seen and met a lot of people.
“And most of the top people in the world, like Cristiano Ronaldo, how does he speak? With an accent or in his language. And he’s the world’s most famous. People adore him.”
Mercy, nonetheless, said that Nigerians believe she should talk with an English inflection, demanding that she’d continue to be unique.