Afrobeats sensation, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has responded to the recent claims made by former President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick.
Gatekeepers News reports that Pinnick accused Davido of failing to perform at this year’s Warri Again festival despite allegedly receiving a payment of over $94,600 (approximately N72 million) and having arrangements made for a private jet at a cost of $18,000.
Davido took to his Instagram story on Sunday to clarify the situation, asserting that he had communicated his inability to attend the event well in advance. Despite this, the event organizers continued to promote the show using his name.
He said, “To my lovely fans in Warri that spent their hard-earned money to come out apologies that you had to experience this. I was not going to be physically able to make it and this had been communicated to ‘them’ for a longgggg while now I mean MONTHS ago but for reasons best known to them, they continued to promote the show using my name. It’s a shame. But especially for my fans out there, don’t worry, you know I gotta bring Timeless to Delta State. We will do it proper, bigger and better!”
Amaju Pinnick had criticized Davido for his absence at the festival and the alleged financial dealings.
Pinnick also warned that he would teach the singer a lesson, emphasising that Davido should not let his growing fame lead to excessive pride, especially since he is not a bigger artist than Burna Boy, who has ties to Warri.
