Amaju Pinnick, the former president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has criticised David Adeleke, better known by his stage name Davido, for declining to attend an event despite receiving $94,600.
If Davido is a big boy, there are larger boys in the business who can beat him, the former NFF boss chided.
According to information obtained by Anaedoonline.ng, Pinnick made the allegations on the 19th episode of the Warri Again show.
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Vanguard said that Pinnick claimed the event planners had also reserved a private jet for him to attend the event, but he still didn’t show up.
The former NFF boss claimed that because he failed to show up, Shallipopi was sent in to fill in for him.
Pinnick said “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).
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“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.”
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