Amaju Pinnick, the former president of the Nigeria Football Federation, has chastised artist Davido for neglecting to appear at an event despite being paid $94,600.
The FIFA Executive Member stated on Friday during the 19th edition of Warri Again that the organisers also chartered a private plane for the ‘Unavailable Crooner’ for $18,000 but that he never arrived.
He stated that the organisers were forced to seek for another musician, Shallipopi, as a replacement.
According to him:
“We paid Davido $94,600 on the 6th of April. We paid $18,000 for his plane.
“If he says he’s a big boy, we will tell him we are bigger than him.
“I’m not joking. So, while he was playing his games back and forth, we decided to hunt to find another artiste, Shallipopi.
“You see, when people say they are big, I’m amazed. Is Burna Boy not the biggest artiste in Nigeria today? Burna Boy is half Itsekiri. Burna Boy’s paternal grandmother is Itsekiri. So, he’s bigger than him (Davido).
“Is there anyone bigger than RMD in the acting industry? Or someone bigger than Ali Baba in the comedy industry?
“We have stars aplenty in Warri. Nobody is bigger than Warri.”
cc: Punch Ng
