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Nigerian comedian and actor, AY Makun is extending the olive branch to his colleague, Basketmouth, following their long-time beef.

It would be recalled that AY had in an interview addressed their 17-year beef and how it was birthed after which Basketmouth refused to submit to his call for a resolution.

In a recent comedy show, the issue was tabled once again as the comedian whose real name is Richard Makun sent a note of peace offering.

He stated that their relationship is not beef while sighting examples like the case of Tupac Shakur and B.I.G in the 1990s which can be called such.

AY Makun concluded the show by saying, “if you see Basketmouth, tell him he’s my gee for life.”

A throwback photo of ace comedians, Bright Okpocha, better known as Basketmouth, and Ayo Makun, aka AY, has surfaced after the former said you will never find a picture of them together because they are not friends.

Basketmouth spoke about his 17-year-old beef with AY during an interview on The Honest Bunch Podcast.

During the interview, Basketmouth said he and AY are not friends and this is why he didn’t invite him to his wedding. He added that they have never been friends and have never been to each other’s houses

Basketmouth added: “If you look around social media, you will never find a picture of me and him.”

Well, there is actually a picture of Basketmouth and AY taken over a decade ago, and this photo has been circulating since Basketmouth’s interview.

Ace comedian, Bright Okpocha, aka Basketmouth, has given an insight into his relationship with colleague, AY Makun.

He clarified that AY is not his friend and he also has never visited his home.

He made this statement on The Honest Bunch Podcast in response to AY’s claim that he was turned back at Basketmouth’s wedding.

AY had claimed that when he went for Basketmouth’s wedding, his wife Mabel Makun’s name was on the guest list but his name was not on the list so he and his wife went home.

Reacting, Basketmouth said that AY is not his friend, hence was not invited to his wedding.  Basketmouth added that neither AY nor his wife were invited to his wedding.

Basketmouth said: “Just to set the record straight, number one, AY is not my friend. We have never been friends. I’ve never visited his house. I’ve never personally invited him to my house. I never ever call him one day say, ‘O boy where you dey make we hang out.’ “

Recall that AY and Basketmouth have been beefing each other for 17 years, after an incident that happened in 2006.

Basketmouth, during a Black Box interview with media personality Ebuka Obi-Uchendu in 2021, disclosed that he fell out with AY because he messed with loyalty.

AY Makun, the popular Nigerian comedian and actor, has opened up about his ‘beef’ with his colleague, Basketmouth.

He spoke very candidly about the genesis of the long-lasting feud between him and Basketmouth during an intervuew with media personality, Chude Jideonwo.

Recall that AY, during an Instagram question and answer session in 2022, said Basketmouth has an “uncontrollable superiority complex.”

Not stopping there, he noted that he (AY) had to avoid Basketmouth’s “incessant childishness” for his own sanity.

“I don’t have issues with him. But people having unnecessary issues with you is the price you sometimes pay for being progressive. He has been battling with his uncontrollable SUPERIORITY COMPLEX for the longest. So avoiding his incessant childishness only became necessary for my own sanity.” AY replied a fan who asked if he had issues with Basketmouth.

Well, shedding light on the controversial statement in a recent chat with media personality Chude Jideonwo, AY revealed his issue with Basketmouth started in 2006.

He narrated how he had gone to stand in for Basketmouth at an event that he was supposed to pay him N30,000 for, but Basketmouth lied to him that the event host wasn’t pleased with his job to avoid paying the money.

Read his full narration below.

“In 2006, (Basketmouth) usually will get gigs Iike weddings- multiple gigs on a Saturday, maybe 2/3 weddings. So what he used to do at that point in time was to attend one, then at a point, leave the venue and catch up in the other venue and then you will need someone else to stand in for you. That was the opportunity 1 got from him of which I am very appreciative of till date.

“Now, Something funny happened. One of the gigs per say, I got his endorsement to go stand in. Usually what we get at that time is N30,000 and 30,000 at that time was everything to me. 30,000 would buy me my pack of indomie, recharge cards, fuel for my 1 better pass my neighbor generator and then opportunity to pay just one or two people to join me to do one or two skits that I can just quickly put out.

“I got this job and the people weren’t too happy to see me around the venue because they were expecting a Basketmouth to come. Long story short, the guy was later happy after the performance. There was an exchange of contacts. Then I left. Two weeks running, I haven’t seen 30k. Because I didn’t see the 30k, and I was starving in lponri, I decided to ask for 30K and he said this person hasn’t remitted, this person hasn’t paid, you they’ re not happy because of this and all of that.

“And then me l was like, ahahn… but this person na, shebi you tell me say you were impressed and happy? Give my oga hin money na, make my oga take settle me and all of that. Me,I dont care if you give Basket 100k for the job but my 30k is my 30k.

“It was very funny to now hear from them knowing that this full payment has been made long before the event.

“I said ‘0-kay, is that the situation?’. So I forwarded this one’s message to this one and vice versa. So they now started fighting each other and all of that. 1 didn’t do that because I wanted to get at Basketmouth per say. I did that because I was hungry, I was hustling and needed food on the table at the time.”