There was no sympathy on Twitter for controversial singer Portable, aka Habeeb Okikiola, following his disqualification from the 2022 Headies Awards over “numerous indicting statements.”
Recall that the Headies Awards had earlier warned Portable about his conduct, following his threat to kill whoever wins the Street Artist and Rookie of the Year awards.
The disqualification was contained in a statement released by HipTv, organisers of the Headies Awards on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.
As a result of the disqualification, Portable has lost the opportunity to win the Street Artist and Rookie of the Year awards.
See the statement below.
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In reaction to his disqualification, Twitter users heaved a sigh of relief due to their exasperation with Portable’s numerous controversial acts, while a few faulted the Headies, with some questioning why Burna Boy wasn’t disqualified following a recent controversial incident at a nightclub, where two individuals were shot.
Here are some reactions gathered by The Quest Times:
@90sSophie The Headies Awards disqualified Portable on his nominations, due to the allegations on his link up with ” 1 million boys”. Akoi disqualification!
@_Just_Malik They disqualified Portable from the awards nomination because his headies not correct.
@UgwunnaEjikem m not happy with the fact that Portable was just disqualified from the Headies and tbh I’m pissed. Makes no sense fr… Because it is not enough. Besides this well-deserved disqualification, he needs at least 2 sessions of psych eval too.
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@attah_akor Portable has lost his nomination for the Headies award, He should be taken to yabaleft and admitted into a ward next.
@dondekojo This Portable thing is classism, Burna has gotten away with worse.
@jayythedope I believe if Portable had a better management, it wouldn’t have gotten to this stage. Why is he the one handling his social media pages to start with? It’s obvious he doesn’t understand how fame works, the music business too, and he could have been helped through the process, imo.
@BarcaPrincipal Headies have rightfully and justly disqualified Portable from the Awards. There should be consequences for actions and I 100% support this.